Abstract
According to current theories, sentences with definite descriptions that fail to refer are either false or lack a truth value; but they cannot be true. However, I present examples where such sentences are, in fact, judged true. I propose that a definite description may be accommodated as a conditional, and that, in such cases, it is precisely the failure to refer that makes the sentence true.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 291-295 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Natural Language Semantics |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Philosophy
- Linguistics and Language