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On Denoting

"On Denoting" is an essay by Bertrand Russell. It was published in the philosophy journal Mind in October 1905. In it, Russell introduces and advocates his theory of denoting phrases, according to which definite descriptions and other "denoting phrases ... never have any meaning in themselves, but every proposition in whose verbal expression they occur…

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The "denoting phrase"

FregeSinn and BedeutungEdward VIIEpistemologicalKnowledge by description
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