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Is there really a problem about the logic and semantics of definite descriptions, or the-phrases, as we shall also call them? There is in fact a perspective in which the last word on the subject was very nearly said by Bertrand Russell in his theory of descriptions (Russell 1905 (reprinted in Lackey 1973); Klemke 1970). Even though Russell’ theory needs further development in any case, this perspective deserves serious attention.
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Hintikka, J., Kulas, J. (1985). Definite Descriptions. In: Anaphora and Definite Descriptions. Synthese Language Library, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5410-6_2
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