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Carnap’s Theory of Descriptions and its Problems

Author(s) -

Jan Heylen

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

studia logica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.736

H-Index - 39

eISSN - 1572-8730

pISSN - 0039-3215

DOI - 10.1007/s11225-010-9243-9

Subject(s) - predicate (mathematical logic) , modal , computer science , linguistics , epistemology , modal logic , identity (music) , algebra over a field , calculus (dental) , mathematics , philosophy , programming language , pure mathematics , medicine , chemistry , dentistry , polymer chemistry , aesthetics

Carnap's theory of descriptions was restricted in two ways. First, the descriptive conditions had to be non-modal. Second, only primitive predicates or the identity predicate could be used to predicate something of the descriptum. The motivating reasons for these two restrictions that are to be found in the literature will be critically discussed. Both restrictions can be relaxed, but Carnap's theory can still be blamed for not dealing adequately with improper descriptions.status: publishe

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