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Quote: a description may not refer to the intended referent; e.g., "the man with champagne is happy"; Kripke ignores this

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Topic:
meaning without reference
Topic:
denoting phrases and definite descriptions

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It is a point, made by Donnellan [Reference and Definite Description, Phil. Review 75:281-304 1966], that under certain circumstances a particular speaker may use a … of that description, but to something else which … but which in fact isn't. So you may … only has water in his glass. Now, even … room who does have champagne in his glass, … man he thought had champagne in his glass. … uniquely satisfying the conditions in the definite description. …   Google-1   Google-2

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