This tract cites MacColl's distinction between real and unreal individuals in order to propose a null-class. It distinguishes between primary and secondary occurrences so as to make sense of phrases l
This tract cites MacColl's distinction between real and unreal individuals in order to propose a null-class. It distinguishes between primary and secondary occurrences so as to make sense of phrases like "the even prime other than 2" and the "square circle." This work begins by noting how although we are acquainted with the concept of the "center of mass of the Solar System," it is something else to have knowledge about it. This work, which was published in Mind and can be found in its author's Logic and Knowledge, refutes the ideas of Meinong and Frege by proposing that the complexity of meaning has no bearing on the title quality. This essay discusses the various ways of naming Sir Walter Scott as the "author of Waverley." It also considers multiple meanings of "the king of France is bald." For 10 points, identify this essay that provides a descriptivist account of language, penned by Bertrand Russell.
This tract cites MacColl's distinction between real and unreal individuals in order to propose a null-class.
"On Denoting"