Freges response to this antinomy is of course to distinguish sense from reference, but what has not previously been noticed is that this response also requires thoughts to be compositionally complex, composed of senses. The reference and sense of a sign are to be distinguished from the associated idea. 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. This volume bears witness to the continuing importance and influence of. What frege is trying to illustrate is that when a linguistic item is used, it expresses a sense of the object, which then allows us to accurately refer to the actual object that exists in the real world. 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. The article presents frege s distinction between sense and reference. Frege on sense and reference ted sider phil language basic idea.
Statements of identity such as a a are established a priori, yet a b has a. 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. A relation between objects, or between names or signs of objects. 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.
The indirect reference of a word is accordingly its customary sense. Sameness is misleading in stating the initial puzzle. For ease of reference, the original pagination is indicated in double square brackets. Bedeutung of a proper name is the object it means or. After a short introduction, it explains the puzzle which gave rise to the distinction.
Freges system really a kind of settheory was shown. If every thought requires an owner and belongs to the contents of his consciousness, then the thought has this owner alone. Frege s writings are difficult and deal with technical, abstract concepts. 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. Freges response to this objection is to distinguish between the direct sense and the indirect sense of a sentence.
Freges earlier solution, and his reasons for its later repudiation. Sense and reference by gottlob frege 25 identity1 gives rise to challenging questions which are not altogether easy to answer. Routledge philosophy guidebook to frege on sense and reference. This book provides a completely new and systematic account of freges philosophy by focusing on its cornerstone. Frege argues that in regards to people, though we might use the name x to refer to a person, our sense in which we express and comprehend the sign is different. Thus, some philosophers claim that frege thought that the sense of any name can be expressed by a definite description. In on sense and reference frege approaches the topic of how language connects with the world, beginning with the potent observation that reference is not the only way language has meaning. Frege s earlier solution, and his reasons for its later repudiation. In my understanding of freges theory, and his definition of the sense, i see a very elegant solution to many of the problems posed by the referential theory of meaning. Contribute to fregetry frege development by creating an account on github. The distinction between sense and reference was an innovation of the german philosopher and mathematician gottlob frege in 1892, reflecting the two ways he believed a. The distinction, which embodies frege s second solution, is then discussed in two phases. Gottlob frege on sense and reference excerpt1 english translation of part of gottlob frege. Philosophy of language is considered one of the most important philosophical books of the 20th century.
It is by these connections that ones reference to the world is not direct but mediated. Ppt frege powerpoint presentation free to download. Freges theory of sense and reference by wolfgang carl. Freges argument about the sense and reference of a sentence. Frege on sense and reference, the analytic tradition, class 3. If i like x, i may think or portray a positive depiction of x when i speak of the person.
G frege 1892 on sense and reference by alcohol issuu. According to the curriculum vitae that the 26year old frege filed in 1874 with his habilitationsschrift, he was born on november 8, 1848 in wismar, a town then in mecklenburgschwerin but now in mecklenburgvorpommern. That, however, raises the question just how thoughts are composed from senses. Sense now it is plausible to connect with a sign name, word combination. On sense and reference wikisource, the free online library. Freges puzzle about identity sentences as frege says at the outset of on sense and reference, identity gives rise to challenging. Routledge philosophy guidebook to frege on sense and. The reasons which seem to favor this are the following. The distinction, which embodies freges second solution, is then discussed in two phases. In order to speak of the sense of an expression a one may simply use the phrase the sense of the expression a.
It brings purely functional programing to the java platform. Gottlob frege 18481925 is considered the father of modern logic and one of the founding figures of analytic philosoph. Frost 1 function 19 functionalism 1 future contingents 5 futurism 1 fuzzy logic 15 gabelsberger 35 gabrion. On sense and reference gottlob frege as reprinted in a. 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. Routledge philosophy guidebook to frege on sense and reference routledge philosophy guidebooks by mark textor accessibility books library as well as its powerful features, including thousands and thousands of title from favorite author, along with the capability to read or download hundreds of boos on your pc or smartphone in minutes.
It, along with the rest of freges writings on logic and mathematics, came to mark out a whole new domain of inquiry. Frege on the thesis that meanings are mental freges argumentagainstthe thesis thatthe meanings oflinguistic expressions i. Equality 1 gives rise to challenging questions which are not altogether easy to answer. The indirect sense of a sentence is its meaning to the subject of the main clause thought. Gottlob frege 21 french grammar 32 french vocabulary 24 freud 8 freud. This volume bears witness to the continuing importance and influence of that agenda. Abstract in his paper on freges theory of sense and reference saul kripke remarks.
It is quite clear that in this way of speaking words do. While conventional accounts of meaning took expressions to have just one feature reference, frege introduced the. The first, which is restricted to proper names, sets out its most basic features. Freges distinction between sense and reference makin. Bedeutung of a proper name is the object it means or indicates bedeutenits sense sinn is what the name expresses. Gottlob frege was neither a linguist nor a philosopher. The methodology of these essays is to take apparent uniformity and affirm a distinction. The routledge philosophy guidebook to frege on sense and reference helps the student to get to grips with freges thought, and introduces and assesses. The direct sense of a sentence is the stand alone meaning of the sentence, i. In particular, i see a way in which freges sense picks out only the most definite description of a name. The sensereference distinction allows one to attribute different cognitive values to these identity statements if the senses of the terms flanking the identity sign differ, while still allowing the objects denoted to be one and the same.
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