Frege and Russell Frege’s Theory of Language Frege’s theory of language is based on his commitment to the compositionality theory which suggests that “the meaning of a sentence is a function of the meanings of its constituent parts plus its syntactic structure.”(1x) Combining this theory with a theory he previously had committed to‚ the referential theory of names‚ which suggests that a names’ semantic role is only to pick out an object‚ created a problem that can be seen most clearly in identity
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There has been much philosophical debate over a solution to this complex language we use everyday. Gottlob Frege‚ a German mathematician‚ logician and philosopher‚ developed a puzzle about identity and a Descriptive Theory of Reference to address these issues. With the consideration of meaning‚ cognitive value‚ sense and reference‚ Frege attempts to organize a solution to these statements‚ but due to several problems regarding his theories‚ I oppose his solution. Consider this example: 1) a=a; ‘morning
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GOTTLEB FREGE- Summary of Lecture by Professor Priest In the beginning of the lecture‚ professor Priest introduces to the audience the contributions of a German mathematician‚ logician‚ and philosopher‚ Gottleb Frege. Priest begins with a brief story of an encounter in 1903 between two philosophers‚ Gottleb Frege and Bertrand Russell. Russell sends a letter to Frege‚ critiquing his findings in his second book‚ The Foundations of Arithmetic. Russell argues that even though he was impressed by Frege’s
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incompatible with there being more than one thing‚ and ultimately went on to pioneer analytic philosophy. NA Key Contributors C.S. Pierce‚ William James‚ and John Dewey began pragmatism. Ludwig Wittgenstein (logical atomism); Bertrand Russell; Gottlob Frege (logicism and an arguable founder of analytic philosophy); Moritz Schlick (logical positivism) Gilbert Ryle (Behaviorism); J. J. C. Smart (Identity Theory) Principle Issues Pragmatism holds that it is only in the struggle of intelligent organisms
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Comparison Essay Continental philosophy‚ Pragmatic philosophy‚ and Analytic philosophy are all three forms of philosophies that are in response to Hegel. The differences began within English speaking countries and European speaking countries‚ which off-set into two separate traditions. Continental philosophy is the most different in its response to Hegelian idealism in Europe in the 19th and 20th century. The main schools of philosophical thought are existentialism‚ phenomenology‚ hermeneutics
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puzzle originates from Frege’s study of identity in his paper On Sense and Reference [Frege‚ 1892]. So far from the emergence of the Frege’s puzzle‚ philosophers have given many solutions‚ but there has not been a perfect one. Among these philosophers‚ although Frege and Russell did not solve the Frege’s puzzle perfectly‚ they still provided a good direction for future philosophers. This paper will analyze Frege and Russell’s solution to the Frege’s puzzle‚ with a description of the differences between
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Gottlob Frege Profile: Born: 8 Nov 1848 in Wismar‚ Mecklenburg-Schwerin (now Germany) Died: 26 July 1925 in Bad Kleinen‚ Germany Professional Input Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) was a German mathematician‚ logician‚ and philosopher who worked at the University of Jena. Frege essentially reconceived the discipline of logic by constructing a formal system which‚ in effect‚ constituted the first ‘predicate calculus’. In this formal system‚ Frege developed an analysis of quantified
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Wittgenstein desired to become an aeronaut. In 1908 he began his studies at Manchester University in the United Kingdom‚ but his courses in the pure philosophy of mathematics sparked an interest in him for philosophy‚ which in turn lead him to Gottlob Frege. Gottlob Frege‚ considered to be one of the founders of modern logic‚ was a German mathematician and philosopher who worked in the area of analytic philosophy‚ particularly the philosophy of language and mathematics. He encouraged Wittgenstein to attend
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Representations of the Intellectual: the Reith lectures Nussbaum‚ Martha‚ Women and Human Development. (Cambridge University Press‚ Cambridge‚ New York‚ Melbourne‚ .. 2000) Encyclopedia of Phenomenology‚ Edited by John Drummond and others Frege‚ Gottlob‚ The Frege Reader. Edited by Beaney‚ Michael. ( Blackwell‚ UK‚ USA 1997) Husserl‚ Edmund‚ The Shorter Logical Investigations Husserl‚ Edmund‚ Ideas Pertaining to a Pure Phenomenology and to a Phenomenological Philosophy. First Book. Translated by Kersten
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Realism Is reality dependent of us and our minds Beyond what our minds ascertain This position - connected to theory of meaning - meaning of propositions is what makes them true/false Depends on its truth conditions - what fact makes it true Anti-realists We need verification conditions -when truth conditions apply -and we are justified to hold them E.g. Past and present Past- can’t be repeated -ways of getting hold of it is. fallible. Said statements about the past - verification -
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