The paper is required to be 4-5 pages. I have attached the readings to cite. You can also use the worksheet answers and the PowerPoint slides to help write the paper, but please only cite the readings. Please write the paper in an essay format weaving the questions together. Ideally, each question should take about a page to answer. If need be you may consult online sources in order to better understand the concepts. However, please only cite and use the readings in the paper.
1. Explain Donnellan’s distinction between attributive and referential uses of definite
descriptions. How does this distinction relate to Strawson’s distinction between denoting
and referring? (How is it like Strawson, and how is it different?)
2. What is the description theory of proper names? What is Searle’s version of it?
3. How does Kripke object to this theory? (He has six objections.)
4. What is Kripke’s view about proper names, and how does it relate to Donnellan’s idea of
referential uses of definite descriptions?
