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| Naming: Naming is the act of assigning a word or phrase to a person, place, thing, or idea. See also Proper names, Denotation, Designation, Singular terms, Descriptions, Reference, Causal theory of names._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Bertrand Russell on Naming - Dictionary of Arguments
VI 69 Naming/Russell: you cannot name something you are not familiar with. We cannot name Socrates. Therefore we use a description, e.g. "Teacher of Plato". >Description, >Name, >Acquaintance. This makes it very difficult to find an example for a name that is not a description: these are only the logical proper names "this" or "that". >Logical proper name. But if you're looking to capture the facts I express with "this is white" you can't do that! But "this" stands for a real object of perception. VI 70 However, it is an ambiguous proper name that does not mean the same thing in different situations. >Index words, >Indexicality, >Demonstratives, >Context dependence, >Ambiguity. There are no names in Principia Mathematica(1), not because we are not interested in special individuals, but only in general individuals. >Particulars, >Individuals, >General term, >Generality. 1. Whitehead, A.N. and Russel, B. (1910). Principia Mathematica. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Russell I B. Russell/A.N. Whitehead Principia Mathematica Frankfurt 1986 Russell II B. Russell The ABC of Relativity, London 1958, 1969 German Edition: Das ABC der Relativitätstheorie Frankfurt 1989 Russell IV B. Russell The Problems of Philosophy, Oxford 1912 German Edition: Probleme der Philosophie Frankfurt 1967 Russell VI B. Russell "The Philosophy of Logical Atomism", in: B. Russell, Logic and KNowledge, ed. R. Ch. Marsh, London 1956, pp. 200-202 German Edition: Die Philosophie des logischen Atomismus In Eigennamen, U. Wolf (Hg), Frankfurt 1993 Russell VII B. Russell On the Nature of Truth and Falsehood, in: B. Russell, The Problems of Philosophy, Oxford 1912 - Dt. "Wahrheit und Falschheit" In Wahrheitstheorien, G. Skirbekk (Hg), Frankfurt 1996 |
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