Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Anon (Dham), Gottlob Frege and C.D. Broad
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / a. Names
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We can treat designation by a few words as a proper name [Frege]
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In 'Etna is higher than Vesuvius' the whole of Etna, including all the lava, can't be the reference [Frege]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive
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Proper name in modal contexts refer obliquely, to their usual sense [Frege, by Gibbard]
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A Fregean proper name has a sense determining an object, instead of a concept [Frege, by Sainsbury]
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People may have different senses for 'Aristotle', like 'pupil of Plato' or 'teacher of Alexander' [Frege]
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Any object can have many different names, each with a distinct sense [Frege]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / c. Names as referential
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The meaning of a proper name is the designated object [Frege]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / d. Singular terms
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Frege ascribes reference to incomplete expressions, as well as to singular terms [Frege, by Hale]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / e. Empty names
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It is a weakness of natural languages to contain non-denoting names [Frege]
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If sentences have a 'sense', empty name sentences can be understood that way [Frege, by Sawyer]
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In a logically perfect language every well-formed proper name designates an object [Frege]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions
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Frege considered definite descriptions to be genuine singular terms [Frege, by Fitting/Mendelsohn]
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