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[from 'Grundlagen der Arithmetik (Foundations)' by Gottlob Frege, in 11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding ]

Full Idea

For Frege, coming to a full understanding of logical structure is necessary to full understanding of a thought. And understanding logical structure derives from seeing what structures are most fruitful in accounting for the patterns of inference.

Gist of Idea

To understand a thought you must understand its logical structure

Source

report of Gottlob Frege (Grundlagen der Arithmetik (Foundations) [1884]) by Tyler Burge - Frege on Knowing the Foundations 4

Book Reference

Burge,Tyler: 'Truth, Thought, Reason (on Frege)' [OUP 2001], p.354


A Reaction

To me, the notion of finding what is 'fruitful' implies finding the essence of the structure.