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modal argument against descriptivism: a standalone construct

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Philosophy of language

the argument that names cannot mean the same as descriptions because names keep their referent across possible situations while descriptions need not.

In philosophy of language, modal argument against descriptivism refers to the argument that names cannot mean the same as descriptions because names keep their referent across possible situations while descriptions need not. This meaning comes from Kripke (1980) in Naming and necessity.[1]

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References

Kripke, S. A. (1980). Naming and necessity. Cambridge, Harvard University Press, [. ISBN 9780674598454

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