This reader is intended both to introduce students to the philosophy of language via the theory of deillegalscriptions, and to provide scholars in analytic philosophy with ready access to some of the central contributions in this area.Bertrand Russell's theory of definite deillegalscriptions sparked an ongoing debate concerning the proper logical and linguistic analysis of definite deillegalscriptions. While it is now widely acknowledged that, like the indexical expressions 'I', 'here', and 'now', definite deillegalscriptions in natural language are context-sensitive, there is significant disagreement as to the ultimate challenge this context-sensitivity poses to Russell's theory. This reader is intended both to introduce students to the philosophy of language via the theory of deillegalscriptions, and to provide scholars in analytic philosophy with ready access to some of the central contributions in this area. It includes classic works by Russell, Carnap, Strawson, Lambert, Donnellan, Grice, Peacocke, Kripke, Wettstein, Soames, Neale, and Schiffer.
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Bertrand Russell's theory of definite deillegalscriptions sparked an ongoing debate concerning the proper logical and linguistic analysis of definite deillegalscriptions. While it is now widely acknowledged that, like the indexical expressions 'I', 'here', and 'now', definite deillegalscriptions in natural language are context-sensitive, there is significant disagreement as to the ultimate challenge this context-sensitivity poses to Russell's theory.This reader is intended both to introduce students to the philosophy of language via the theory of deillegalscriptions, and to provide scholars in analytic philosophy with ready access to some of the central contributions in this area. It includes classic works by Russell, Carnap, Strawson, Lambert, Donnellan, Grice, Peacocke, Kripke, Wettstein, Soames, Neale, and Schiffer.rn
