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Russell's four vexing logical puzzles include the Problem of Apparent Reference to Nonexistents.
Russell's four vexing logical puzzles include the Problem of Apparent Reference to Nonexistents.
True
According to Russell, definite descriptions are genuinely singular terms.
According to Russell, definite descriptions are genuinely singular terms.
False
Frege's Puzzle about Identity is one of Russell's four vexing logical puzzles.
Frege's Puzzle about Identity is one of Russell's four vexing logical puzzles.
False
Russell initially posed the four puzzles in terms of proper names rather than definite descriptions.
Russell initially posed the four puzzles in terms of proper names rather than definite descriptions.
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Russell ignores context-bound descriptions when introducing the Name Claim.
Russell ignores context-bound descriptions when introducing the Name Claim.
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Frege posited abstract entities that he called 'referents.'
Frege posited abstract entities that he called 'referents.'
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Frege distinguished between the reference and sense of a name within specific contexts.
Frege distinguished between the reference and sense of a name within specific contexts.
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Strawson criticized Russell's theory for ignoring the standard conversational uses of sentences by real people.
Strawson criticized Russell's theory for ignoring the standard conversational uses of sentences by real people.
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Keith Donnellan introduced the concept of referential use vs. attributive use of definite descriptions.
Keith Donnellan introduced the concept of referential use vs. attributive use of definite descriptions.
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Geach proposed that anaphoric expressions are abbreviations of their antecedents.
Geach proposed that anaphoric expressions are abbreviations of their antecedents.
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Searle argued that proper names are equivalent to descriptions.
Searle argued that proper names are equivalent to descriptions.
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Kripke introduced the notion of 'possible worlds' to argue against description theories of proper names.
Kripke introduced the notion of 'possible worlds' to argue against description theories of proper names.
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Kripke and Putnam extended the Causal–Historical Theory to cover natural-kind terms.
Kripke and Putnam extended the Causal–Historical Theory to cover natural-kind terms.
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Kripke argues that proper names normally function as rigid designators, denoting the same individual in every possible world in which that individual exists.
Kripke argues that proper names normally function as rigid designators, denoting the same individual in every possible world in which that individual exists.
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Ruth Marcus contributed to the Direct Reference theory of names.
Ruth Marcus contributed to the Direct Reference theory of names.
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Locke proposed ideational theories about the meaning of linguistic expressions.
Locke proposed ideational theories about the meaning of linguistic expressions.
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