Full Idea
Never ask for the meaning of a word in isolation, but only in the context of a proposition.
Gist of Idea
Never ask for the meaning of a word in isolation, but only in the context of a proposition
Source
Gottlob Frege (Grundlagen der Arithmetik (Foundations) [1884], p.x)
Book Reference
Frege,Gottlob: 'The Foundations of Arithmetic (Austin)', ed/tr. Austin,J.L. [Blackwell 1980], p.-3
A Reaction
[Called the 'Contextual Principle']. But surely the word 'pig' has a known meaning, even if I don't give it a context? A word like 'the' seems to need a context, though. One might demand the context of the proposition as well.