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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.
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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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Ch.S. Peirce on Descriptions - Dictionary of Arguments

Berka I 30
Description/Reality/Peirce: the real world can not be distinguished from a world of fantasy by any description.
Solution/Peirce: you need pronouns and indices.
Sentence/Peirce: each sentence can be used alone with symbols (in general) and indices (indicate which statement is true).
Problem: that can build no conclusion.(1)
>Symbol/Peirce
, >Index/Peirce, >Icon/Peirce, Sign/Peirce.

1. Ch. S. Peirce, On the algebra of logic. A contribution to the philosophy of notation. American Journal of Mathematics 7 (1885), pp. 180-202 – Neudruck in: Peirce, Ch. S., Collected Papers ed. C. Hartstone/P. Weiss/A. W. Burks, Cambridge/MA 1931-1958, Vol. III, pp. 210-249

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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.

Peir I
Ch. S. Peirce
Philosophical Writings 2011

Berka I
Karel Berka
Lothar Kreiser
Logik Texte Berlin 1983


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