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'Parmenides', 'Mathematical logic and theory of types' and 'The Essence of Reference'
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / e. Empty names
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It is best to say that a name designates iff there is something for it to designate [Sainsbury]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions
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Definite descriptions may not be referring expressions, since they can fail to refer [Sainsbury]
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Definite descriptions are usually rigid in subject, but not in predicate, position [Sainsbury]
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5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 3. Antinomies
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Plato found antinomies in ideas, Kant in space and time, and Bradley in relations [Plato, by Ryle]
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Plato's 'Parmenides' is perhaps the best collection of antinomies ever made [Russell on Plato]
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5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 5. Paradoxes in Set Theory / d. Russell's paradox
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The class of classes which lack self-membership leads to a contradiction [Russell, by Grayling]
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