Philosophy of Gottlob Frege

Name: Philosophy of Gottlob Frege
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ISBN: 9780521181198

ISBN-10: 0521181194

ISBN-13: 9780521181198

Edition: 2010

Authors: Richard Mendelsohn

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List price: $53.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 5.91" wide x 8.90" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



List of Principles


Preface



Biography



Function and Argument



Introduction



What Is a Function?



Function and Argument



Extensions of the Notation



The Substitution Principle for Reference



Formal Mode and Material Mode



Sense and Reference



Introduction



The Paradox of Identity



The Sharpened Paradox



The Generalized Paradox



Three Solutions



Sense and Reference



Frege's Begriffsschrift Theory of Identity



Introduction



The Begriffsschrift Semantic Theory



Criticism: The Received View



Criticism: Church-Langford Considerations



Criticism: The Alleged Regress



Criticism: Use/Mention Confusion



Concept and Object



Introduction



Objects



The Combining Tie



Logical Grammar



Metaphors



The Puzzle of the Concept Horse



An Analysis of the Puzzle



A Solution to the Puzzle



Morals



Names and Descriptions



Introduction



Russell's Theory of Descriptions



The Scope Distinction



Russell's Three Puzzles



Frege and Russell on Definite Descriptions



Existence



Introduction



The Frege/Russell View About 'Existence'



Is 'Exists' a Predicate?



Russell's Machinery



Frege's Mistake



Nonreferring Singular Terms



Kant on Being



Thought, Truth Value, and Assertion



Introduction



The Frege Argument



A Sharpening of Frege's Argument



A Problematic Use of Frege's Argument



A Way out of Frege's Argument



Truth and Assertion



Is 'True' a Predicate?



The Correspondence Theory of Truth



Indirect Reference



Introduction



The Sense/Reference Story



Some Loose Ends



The Infinite Hierarchy



Collapsing the Hierarchy



Russell's Other Shoe



Reflections on the Argument



Through the Quotation Marks



Introduction



Quine: Structureless Names



Davidson: Demonstrative Names



Parsons: Fregean Names



A Formalism



Philosophical Remarks



Begriffsschrift in Modern Notation: (1) to (51)



Begriffsschrift in Modern Notation: (52) to (68)


Notes


Bibliography


Index