Single Idea 9841

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis]

Full Idea

Frege was the first philosopher to ask a non-linguistic question, and return a linguistic answer.

Gist of Idea

Frege was the first to give linguistic answers to non-linguistic questions

Source

report of Gottlob Frege (Grundlagen der Arithmetik (Foundations) [1884]) by Michael Dummett - Frege philosophy of mathematics Ch.10

Book Reference

Dummett,Michael: 'Frege: philosophy of mathematics' [Duckworth 1991], p.112


A Reaction

This is both heroic and infuriating. It is like erecting a road block in front of a beautiful valley. You say 'Is there a God?' and I reply 'Let us consider the semantics of that sentence'.