Single Idea 4978

[catalogued under 5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / c. Names as referential]

Full Idea

The meaning of a proper name is the object itself which we designate by using it.

Gist of Idea

The meaning of a proper name is the designated object

Source

Gottlob Frege (On Sense and Reference [1892], p.30)

Book Reference

Frege,Gottlob: 'Translations from the Writings of Gottlob Frege', ed/tr. Geach,P/Black,M [Blackwell 1980], p.60


A Reaction

I can't actually make sense of this. How can a physical object be identical with a meaning? What sort of thing is a 'meaning'? Meanings are just 'in the head', I suspect.