The sense of unity download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The semiotic mediation of ontology 107 correlate with differences in propositional meaning. The editors substantial introduction provides the reader with an. Given the questions to be answered, and the nature of freges overall philosophy, these concerns naturally evolved to take on the form of thinking about how frege would have developed a system of intensional logic for the theory of sinn and bedeutung. In this book michael potter offers a fresh and compelling portrait of the birth of modern analytic philosophy, viewed through the lens of a detailed study of the work of the four philosophers who contributed most to shaping it. After a short introduction, it explains the puzzle which gave rise to the distinction. Podcast for kids nfb radio 101 sermon podcast pauping off all steak no sizzle podcast church of the oranges daily chapel spring 2012. This book offers an introduction to philosophy of language by explaining. The notation that frege develops in b egriffsschrift, his conceptual notation, carried through this project as a for. Freges writings are difficult and deal with technical, abstract concepts.
Frege sense and reference ie, dont use valuable space on the top of your hw paper to tell me your name, date, etc just. Freges theory of sense and reference by wolfgang carl. A catalog record for this book is available from the british library. G frege 1892 on sense and reference by alcohol issuu. Frege claims in many places that func tions, and hence concepts, must have sharp boundaries, by which he seems to mean that they are total, in the sense of delivering a value for every argument. Although frege says that a sign name or joining words must be composed by both concepts sense and reference, there are words that lack any of these concepts. After a short introduction positioning their work within frege scholarship, especially that of michael dummett chapter 1garavaso and vassallo take up the worry that, given his wellknown antipsychologism, frege would have no interest in thinking as a psychological process chapter 2. Equality 1 gives rise to challenging questions which are not altogether easy to answer. The purpose of this paper is to extend alonzo churchs 1951 investigation of the logic of sense and denotation in order to address some issues that have arisen since his classic paper on this topic after some background material in sections 1 and 2, a formulation of the system is given in section 3 that treats empty terms and functional senses, following out some ideas. General outline of the course the purpose of this course is to consider issues related to freges notion of sense, in particular as it applies to proper names. Frege examines the question of how the object which is designated by a sign is related to the meaning which is expressed by the sign. Sense now it is plausible to connect with a sign name, word combination.
Sense and reference one hundred years later philosophical studies series biro, john on. The article presents freges distinction between sense and reference. Frege, gottlob18481925 life after studying mathematics, physics, chemistry, and philosophy at the universities of jena and gottingen, the german mathematician, logician, and philosopher gottlob frege obtained his mathematical doctorate in gottingen 1873 and his mathematical source for information on frege, gottlob 18481925. The distinction, which embodies frege s second solution, is then discussed in two phases. The differentiate between sense and reference english. Frege s logic was first set out in his 1879 monograph, begriffsschrift.
Pdf gottlob frege may be considered as the first intellectual giant in thephilosophy of language. On sense and reference wikisource, the free online library. The regular connexion between a sign, its sense, and its reference is of such a kind that to the sign there corresponds a definite sense and to that in turn a definite reference. Sense now it is plausible to connect with a sign name, word combination, expression not only the designated object, which may be called the nom. Frege essentially reconceived the discipline of logic by constructing a formal system which, in effect, constituted the first predicate calculus. The article presents frege s distinction between sense and reference. Lecture notes introduction to philosophy of language.
The routledge philosophy guidebook to frege on sense and reference helps the student to get to grips with freges thought, and introduces and assesses. For everyone who specifies a reference must do so in some way. Frege s most explicit use of this is in the beginning of. Sense and reference one hundred years later philosophical studies series.
Then, by her awareness of how she has specified the reference, she is aware of the way the reference is fixed, and hence is aware of the sense. View on sense and reference from phil 4480 at utah valley university. Frege sense and reference by kristen oganowski on prezi. According to the fregechurch theory of sense and denotation, relative to their. Frege on sense and reference philosophy 431 september 29, 2015 i. Philosophy 465 course syllabus page 3 august 2008 term papers due in class. Many beginning students in philosophy of language find themselves grappling with dense and difficult texts not easily understood by someone new to the field. On sense and reference, and thought, and new translations of key parts of the begriffsschrift, the foundations of arithmetic, and the basic laws of arithmetic.
On sense and reference gottlob frege as reprinted in a. The indirect reference of a word is accordingly its customary sense. Frege and the logic of sense and reference kevin c. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. For ease of reference, the original pagination is indicated in double square brackets. This book is an analysis of frege s views on language and metaphysics raised in on sense and reference, arguably one of the most important philosophical essays of the past hundred years.
The longawaited cambridge companion to frege is a compendium of fregean scholarship that rigorously explores these and similar topics. Such exceptions must always be borne in mind if the mode of connexion between sign, sense, and reference in particular cases is to be correctly understood. This book provides a completely new and systematic account of frege s philosophy by focusing on its cornerstone. This book is an analysis of freges views on language metaphysics raised in on sense reference, arguably one of the most important philosophical essays of the past hundred years. Freges dual principle that the sense reference of a complex expression is a function of the senses references of its parts. Russellian theory salmon, introduction to sense and reference, in harnish, pp. The task that frege posed for himself in b egriffsschrift he sets out in the subtitle of the book. A logical inquiry by gottlob frege translators note. Nevertheless, the proof imagined by frege depends on a formula bb, which is not provable in the system in 1884. The notion, as frege employs it, has a number of distinct, but related, facets. An introduction to philosophy of language through systematic and accessible explanations of ten classic texts by such thinkers as frege, kripke, russell, and putnam.
Routledge philosophy guidebook to frege on sense and reference. Frege begins on sense and reference with the claim that identity sameness raises difficult questions. On sense and reference 1 on sense and reference gottlob. In his book, logic, logic, and logic, george boolos quotes one of his professors. Freges distinction between sense and reference makin. Programmers and dbas can also be seduced by reading frege. Frege s writings are difficult and deal with technical, abstract concepts. This book is an analysis of freges views on language and metaphysics raised in on sense and reference, arguably one of the most important philosophical essays of the past hundred years. The biggest difference between sense and reference is that the first concept belongs to the linguistic world while the reference belongs to the nonlinguistic world, the real one. Frege and the logic of sense and reference by kevin klement. He was engaged, for most of his career in a unified project, the outlines of which are wellknown. This book is an analysis of frege s views on language metaphysics raised in on sense reference, arguably one of the most important philosophical essays of the past hundred years. Sense is something possessed by a name, whether or not it has a reference.
This chapter analyzes frege s theory of sense and reference. Freges puzzle about identity sentences as frege says at the outset of on sense and reference, identity gives rise to challenging. Even the translation of frege s key term bedeutung as reference has become controversial. Frege on sense and reference ted sider phil language basic idea. For example, the name odysseus is intelligible, and therefore has a sense, even though there is no individual object its reference to which the name corresponds. Frege does not explicitly state the insight that dummett finds in his work however. In the philosophy of language, the distinction between sense and reference was an innovation of the german philosopher and mathematician gottlob frege in 1892 in his paper on sense and reference. Frege s earlier solution, and his reasons for its later repudiation. Pdf outline and assess two solutions to freges puzzle. Philosophy 465 philosophy of language course syllabus.
He worked as a mathematics professor at the university of jena, and is understood by many to be the father of analytic philosophy, concentrating on the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics. It provides a thorough introduction to the functionargument analysis and applies frege s technique to the central notions of predication, identity, existence and truth. It provides a thorough introduction to the functionargument analysis and applies frege s technique to the central notions of predication, identity. The cambridge companion to frege edited by tom ricketts. The professor said that the way to seduce good students to philosophy is to teach them russells and frege s concept of number. Following this, i will assess its success in relation to two potential. The interpretation of frege is thus thrown largely back in the melting pot. Frege frege s work is a critical complement to peirces. The distinction, which embodies freges second solution, is then discussed in two phases. So, if you want to be seduced to philosophy, then read the frege reader. Frege and the logic of sense and reference studies in philosophy 1st edition. Gottlob frege, bertrand russell, ludwig wittgenstein, and frank ramsey. A relation between objects, or between names or signs of objects. Gottlob frege has exerted an enormous influence on the evolution of twentiethcentury philosophy, yet the real significance of that influence is still very much a matter of debate.
The aim of this book is to place freges theory of sense and reference in the context of his general philosophical framework and to support the general view that freges theory of sense and reference belongs to the epistemological tradition of modern philosophy that stems from kant vii. Frege s reasons for thinking that a theory of reference must be supplemented with a theory of sense. Frege s puzzle about identity sentences as frege says at the outset of on sense and reference, identity gives rise to. It provides a thorough introduction to the functionargument analysis and applies freges technique to the central notions of predication, identity. Gottlob frege on sense and reference excerpt1 english translation of part of gottlob frege. The sense of different names is different, even when their reference is the same. There is in a sense a backward road from references to senses. Bedeutung of a proper name is the object it means or. Jan 16, 2005 we now turn to freges reasons for thinking that a theory of reference must be supplemented with a theory of sense. If so, share your ppt presentation slides online with. The routledge philosophy guidebook to frege on sense and reference helps the student to get to grips with frege s thought, and introduces and assesses. Click download or read online button to get the sense of unity book now. It is a seductive option, recommended by emphasizing the physicolinguistic third of the meaning triad we looked at with grice 3.
Pdf the frege reader download and read online link full. In on sense and reference 1980a frege motivates the notion of sense for proper names primarily on the basis of the need to explain intersubjective communication. Indeed, the explicit subject of most of frege s writings is not language, but mathematics. Given the sense and the reference of each component expression it is determined thereby what is the sense and the reference of the whole. We now turn to frege s reasons for thinking that a theory of reference must be supplemented with a theory of sense. In the preface to tractatus logicophilosophicus, ludwig wittgenstein acknowledges his debt to the great works of gottlob frege. Frege s puzzle about identity sentences as frege says at the outset of on sense and reference, identity gives rise to challenging. Library of congress cataloging in publication data mendelsohn, richard l. It provides a thorough introduction to the functionargument analysis and applies freges technique to the central notions of predication, identity, existence and truth. During the course of this essay i intend to explicate frege s puzzle regarding the semantics of identical proper names as introduced in on sense and reference. Find materials for this course in the pages linked along the left. Pdf a problem in the fregechurch theory of sense and.
General outline of the course the purpose of this course is to consider issues related to frege s notion of sense, in particular. Freges earlier solution, and his reasons for its later repudiation. Comparing sense and reference yreferent of an expression is a thing or a person in the world ysense f i i t thi t sense of an expression is not a thing at all, but an abstraction ydifficult to say what sort of entity the sense of an expression is. This article describes wittgenstein and frege s personal relationship and examines how much we know. Some exegetical notes 1 10 the first person 11 unrestricted exportation and some morals for the philosophy of. The notion that there could be such a thing has seemed puzzling to many philosophers since, from russell to kripke and beyond. At the same time, frege s role in the genesis of another major twentiethcentury philosophical movement, the phenomenological one, has become an important issue. While peirce gives a coherent semiotic account of the proposition and its quantificational structure, he does not analyze the systematic ways in which differences in language sounds 5.
1408 902 1261 998 625 879 849 589 260 1585 1539 393 1013 1453 1195 616 791 990 635 848 676 341 1236 696 1012 932 1217 535 521 514 245 321 1071 1082 1281