Epistemic Modality De Re

Ergo: An Open Access Journal of Philosophy 2:475-527 (2015)
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Abstract

Focusing on cases which involve binding into epistemic modals with definite descriptions and quantifiers, I raise some new problems for standard approaches to all of these expressions. The difficulties are resolved in a semantic framework that is dynamic in character. I close with a new class of problems about de re readings within the scope of modals.

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