1. Are definite descriptions ‘incomplete’ and names ‘complete’ in Russell’s or any other sense? 2. Are any two things necessarily distinct? 3. Describe a semantics in […]
1. What were Russell’s reasons for adopting his theory of descriptions? Were they any good? 2. Explain and assess Frege’s use of the notion of sense […]
1. Should an empiricist about meaning distinguish between matters of fact and matters of meaning? 2. Should a theory of truth accommodate declarative sentences that are […]
1. EITHER: (A) What is wrong with Frege’s treatment of identity in his Begriffsschrift? OR: (B) Critically assess the role of functions in Frege’s account of […]