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The Main Theories and Basic Characteristics of Modern Researches on Descriptions

Author: WangZuo
Tutor: LiuYeTao
School: Yanshan University
Course: Logic
Keywords: Russell Descriptive words Definite Descriptions Pragmatic Turn Situation Semantics
CLC: B81-09
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2008
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Abstract


In the development of the various disciplines of modern and contemporary logic and philosophy of each branch interactions are common. In the long-term historical process, there has been some outstanding logical philosopher. Russell is one of the most important figures in the beginning of the last century, he proposed the famous \The significance of the unique language expressions, trying to clarify and resolve this language expression induced in the course of some logical and philosophical questions. After the birth of this theory to be very high evaluation by academics as \However, after 1950, this theory is questioned by some philosophers, is the ongoing research of these latecomers, making the Description Theory constant improvement and development. The main part of this article around the the Description Theory research questions and discuss from the following three aspects: First, Russell on Definite Descriptions. Analysis of the two theoretical motivation Russell proposed the Theory of Description: Meinong object refutation of the theory, the solution of three major problems. Around these two aspects of the problem, Russell with a sharp \. This paper describes the basic content of Russell's Theory of Description: Russell modern mathematical logic results and analysis by distinguishing early now with the times now clarified Definite Descriptions scope ambiguities caused fallacy; through distinguish between proper names and Definite Descriptions of two different logical role, to to contain of Definite Descriptions natural language Predicate paraphrase a quantitative statement, and thus solve the three semantic difficult. Secondly, the modern study of the descriptive words. Around Russell and discuss some controversy about the Description Theory, which describes the of Manchester of Lawson, Tang Nailan, Kripke people Definite Descriptions. Finally, the development of modern descriptive words context. In the process of finishing the Description Theory research sought to clarify its development context. Collected and analyzed Kripke especially after the relationship between the Modern Theory of Description of research, as well as descriptive words and name theoretical studies.

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