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Incomplete Symbols — Definite Descriptions Revisited [PDF]
Journal of Philosophical Logic, 2015 We investigate incomplete symbols, i.e. definite descriptions with scope-operators. Russell famously introduced definite descriptions by contextual definitions; in this article definite descriptions are introduced by rules in a specific calculus that is ...
Gratzl, Norbert
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Anaphoric Definitions in Description Logic
2002This paper investigates the possibility of adding machinery to description logic which allows one to define self-referential concepts. An example of such a concept is a narcissist, someone who loves himself. With domains in which the natural ontology is a graph instead of a tree, this extra expressive power is often desired (e.g., when writing an ...
Marx, M.J., Dastani, M.M.
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2022
Abstract The first section of this book deals with the category of ‘tribe’. It questions the stereotypes associated with the term, unravels the pasts of those designated as tribe, and disentangles the ways in which ideas of difference were generated in colonial times.
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Abstract The first section of this book deals with the category of ‘tribe’. It questions the stereotypes associated with the term, unravels the pasts of those designated as tribe, and disentangles the ways in which ideas of difference were generated in colonial times.
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Nonattributive and Nonreferential Uses of Definite Descriptions
Philosophia (United States)This paper revisits Donnellan’s distinction between referential and attributive uses of definite descriptions and argues that it is not exhaustive. Donnellan characterizes the distinction in terms of two criteria: the speaker’s intentions and the type of
Maria Matuszkiewicz
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1987
In cross-sections of freshly felled mature trees a number of zones can usually be observed, a pale-colored outer zone — the sapwood — and a dark-colored inner core that is often situated concentrically — the heartwood. Both these zones change in appearance on storage and always become darker, especially with some of the heartwoods of hardwood species ...
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In cross-sections of freshly felled mature trees a number of zones can usually be observed, a pale-colored outer zone — the sapwood — and a dark-colored inner core that is often situated concentrically — the heartwood. Both these zones change in appearance on storage and always become darker, especially with some of the heartwoods of hardwood species ...
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Definite descriptions and existence attribution
Topoi, 1987The hierarchical analysis of existence attribution is Fregean in its endorsement of senses, understood as guises. Furthermore, the hierarchical analysis makes an essential use of the Russellian analysis (9′) as a means to understand what it is for a sense to present a given entity (cf. biconditional (11) above).
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A descriptive definition of primary prevention
The Journal of Primary Prevention, 1981This theoretical paper links prevention activities and wellness activities in a context of social action. It attempts to define prevention by describing the essential characteristics of the prevention process. Six characteristics are identified: proactive, generic, developmental, experiential, systemic, and collaborative.
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ALCOHOLISM: ON DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION
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