Embedded Definite Descriptions: A Novel Solution to a Familiar Problem

Paul Elbourne claims that Russellians cannot accommodate the behavior of certain embedded definite descriptions. Since F regeans can handle such descriptions, E lbourne urges theorists to reject R ussell's theory in favor of F rege's. Here, I show that such descriptions pose no threat to R ussellianism. These descriptions, I argue, are neutral between the two camps.