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Single Idea 7781
[filed under theme 9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 3. Objects in Thought
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Full Idea
Whatever may be an object of thought, or occur in a true or false proposition, or be counted as one, I call a term. This is the widest word in the philosophical vocabulary, which I use synonymously with unit, individual, entity (being one, and existing).
Gist of Idea
I call an object of thought a 'term'. This is a wide concept implying unity and existence.
Source
Bertrand Russell (The Principles of Mathematics [1903], §047)
Book Ref
Russell,Bertrand: 'Principles of Mathematics' [Routledge 1992], p.43
A Reaction
The claim of existence begs many questions, such as whether the non-existence of the Loch Ness Monster is an 'object' of thought.
The
15 ideas
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[objects as conceptual entities used in reasoning]:
9825
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A thing is completely determined by all that can be thought concerning it
[Dedekind]
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10535
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Frege's 'objects' are both the referents of proper names, and what predicates are true or false of
[Frege, by Dummett]
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8489
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The concept 'object' is too simple for analysis; unlike a function, it is an expression with no empty place
[Frege]
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8785
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For Frege, objects just are what singular terms refer to
[Frege, by Hale/Wright]
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10278
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Without concepts we would not have any objects
[Frege, by Shapiro]
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9877
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Late Frege saw his non-actual objective objects as exclusively thoughts and senses
[Frege, by Dummett]
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8718
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Meinong says an object need not exist, but must only have properties
[Meinong, by Friend]
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8971
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There are objects of which it is true that there are no such objects
[Meinong]
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21536
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When I perceive a melody, I do not perceive the notes as existing
[Russell]
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7781
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I call an object of thought a 'term'. This is a wide concept implying unity and existence.
[Russell]
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22320
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An 'object' is just what can be referred to without possible non-existence
[Wittgenstein]
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10796
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If objects are thoughts, aren't we back to psychologism?
[Marcus (Barcan)]
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10531
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There is a modern philosophical notion of 'object', first introduced by Frege
[Dummett]
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9202
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Objects, as well as sentences, can have logical form
[Fine,K]
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8263
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An object is an entity which has identity-conditions
[Lowe]
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