Lycan (1999) Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction (2) Definite descriptions
Lycan, William G. (1999). Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction. New York: Routledge.2 Definite descriptions OverviewEven if the Referential Theory of Meaning does not hold for all words, one might think it would apply at least to singular terms (terms that purport to refer to single individuals, such as proper names, pronouns, and definite descriptions). But Gottlob Frege and Bert..