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On Denoting

This article discusses denoting and how language relates to objects in the real world. The author Bertrand Russell explores denoting and how we can refer to things without having a clear definition or knowledge of them. He also examines different types of denoting phrases and the problems they may cause.

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On Denoting

This article discusses denoting and how language relates to objects in the real world. The author Bertrand Russell explores denoting and how we can refer to things without having a clear definition or knowledge of them. He also examines different types of denoting phrases and the problems they may cause.

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On Denoting
Author(s): Bertrand Russell
Source: Mind, New Series, Vol. 14, No. 56 (Oct., 1905), pp. 479-493
Published by: Oxford University Press on behalf of the Mind Association
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