Peter Geach on Descriptions - Dictionary of Arguments

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Description: A. Characterization of singular objects or events instead of giving a name. As opposed to names descriptions are not rigid, i.e. they may refer to different objects in different worlds. - B. Linguistic form for attributing predicates according to the perceptions of objects. See also rigidity, theory of descriptions. _____________ 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.

> Geach, Peter	> Descriptions	Peter Geach on Descriptions - Dictionary of Arguments I 46 Description: indirect reference, by mediation of other characters. Name: direct reference, no parts (Aristotle: a name is syntactically simple). (Geach pro). >Names, >>Aristotle, >Reference, cf. >Complexity/Geach, >Simplicity, Descriptions, >Theory of descriptions/Russell. _____________ 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.	Gea I P.T. Geach Logic Matters Oxford 1972

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