By Russell's theory of descriptions, "The present King of France doesn't exist" means
By Russell's theory of descriptions, "The present King of France doesn't exist" means
The first translation is absurd. If we misunderstand the statement this way, then we'll accept nonexistent entities into our ontology.
The second translation better reveals the statement's meaning. It shows that we can accept that France is a kingless-republic without accepting nonexistent entities.
By Russell's theory of descriptions, "The present King of France doesn't exist" means
The first translation is absurd. If we misunderstand the statement this way, then we'll accept nonexistent entities into our ontology.
The second translation better reveals the statement's meaning. It shows that we can accept that France is a kingless-republic without accepting nonexistent entities.