HOW DO WE USE DEFINITE DESCRIPTIONS TO EXPRESS SINGULAR PROPOSITIONS?
The paper is devoted to the question: under what conditions do we express a singular proposition (in the Kaplanian sense) when uttering a sentence containing a definite description as the subject term. It is argued that Wettstein's claim that singularity of a proposition is determined by the demonst...
| Publicado en: | Problems / Problemos Vol. 85; pp. 130 - 141 |
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Vilnius University
2014
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=95509738&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 95509738 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 13921126 3D4C jtl: Problems / Problemos issn: 13921126 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2014 vid: 85 pid: 16037 pub: Vilnius University artinfo: ui: 95509738 ppf: 130 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 7.3MB tig: atl: HOW DO WE USE DEFINITE DESCRIPTIONS TO EXPRESS SINGULAR PROPOSITIONS? aug: au: Borisov, Evgeny affil: Tomsk State University, Department of History of Philosophy and Logic, 634050 Lenina Prospect 36, Tomsk su: Description (Philosophy) Proposition (Logic) Sentences (Grammar) Inconsistency (Logic) Semantics (Philosophy) Reference (Philosophy) sug: subj: Description (Philosophy) Proposition (Logic) Sentences (Grammar) Inconsistency (Logic) Semantics (Philosophy) Reference (Philosophy) keyword: apibrėžiamoji deskripcija definite description galimų pasaulių semantika nuoroda possible world semantics reference singular and general propositions singuliarinis ir bendrasis teiginys apibrėžiamoji deskripcija galimų pasaulių semantika nuoroda singuliarinis ir bendrasis teiginys ab: The paper is devoted to the question: under what conditions do we express a singular proposition (in the Kaplanian sense) when uttering a sentence containing a definite description as the subject term. It is argued that Wettstein's claim that singularity of a proposition is determined by the demonstration of the referent of definite description accompanying the utterance contains an inconsistency. An alternative criterion of singularity is proposed: we express a singular proposition if the definite description in question is to be evaluated at a single possible world, and we express a general one if the definite description in question is to be evaluated at a range of possible worlds. This criterion is effective in explaining controversial cases in which we manage to express a true singular proposition with a subject constituent that does not fit the definite description used in the utterance. Straipsnyje keliamas klausimas: kokios sąlygos turi būti patenkintos, kad, ištarę sakinį su apibrėžiamąja deskripcija kaip sakinio subjektu, mes išreikštume singuliarinį teiginį (Kaplano prasme). Autorius teigia, kad Wettsteino įsitikinimas, jog teiginio singuliariškumas nustatomas ištarimo metu nurodant apibrėžiamosios deskripcijos referentą, yra nenuoseklus. Straipsnyje siūlomas kitas singuliariškumo kriterijus: teiginys yra singuliarinis, jeigu jame dalyvaujanti apibrėžiamoji deskripcija įvertinama vieninteliame galimame pasaulyje, o jeigu apibrėžiamoji deskripcija turi būti įvertinta daugiau nei vieno galimo pasaulio atžvilgiu, tai teiginys yra bendrasis (general). Šis kriterijus veiksmingas aiškinant kontroversiškus atvejus - kai išreiškiame teisingą singuliarinį teiginį, kurio subjekto dėmuo nedera su apibrėžiamąja deskripcija, pavartota ištartame sakinyje. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Problems / Problemos is the property of Vilnius University and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Problems / Problemos holder: Vilnius University dt: @attributes: year: 2014 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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