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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 3. Ontology of Concepts / c. Fregean concepts

22290	The phrase 'the concept "horse"' can't refer to a concept, because it is saturated [Potter]
	Full Idea: Frege's mirroring principle (that the structure of thoughts mirrors that of language) has the uncomfortable consequence that since the phrase 'the concept "horse"' is saturated, it cannot refer to something unsaturated, which includes concepts.
	From: Michael Potter (The Rise of Analytic Philosophy 1879-1930 [2020], 16 'Conc')