نظرية الأوصاف الخفية عند كيث دونيلان

الملخص EN

Keith Donnellan presented an analysis of the ontological dimension of the theory of descriptions that differs from that presented by other logicians and philosophers of language.

and the use of proper names, and the difference between them and the definite descriptions, he discussed the role of the listener's sentences in determining the specific semantic reference description, and pointed out that this matter is done according to practical considerations, including the listener's belief, and the role of the speech act that the speaker performs when speaking.

he also saw that the meanings of the proper names are not related to the analysis of these names in words, but rather stem from the attributive power of the sentence.

Donnellan argued that the pure or independent theory of linguistic reference is impossible, and that central nptions such as the singular term and reference must be generalized beyond their application to the original speaker and written language, and he also indicated that the speaker may succeed in referring to an entity that does not meet the definite description, so there is a good difference between semantic and reference.

through his new theory of reference, he also emphasized the role of historical interpretation in the attributive use of concealed specific descriptions, which relates to historical figures and not to the literary characters of the fiction, and then the speaker can refer to something that does not exist, through speech acts, which led him to distinguish between discourse on the fiction and discourse on actuality, and the use of assertion sentences.

that is, his theory of incomplete descriptions is the theory of concealed descriptions.