Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1)
Frege and the Description Theory: An Attempt at Rehabilitation
Alaotsikko: An Attempt at Rehabilitation
Julkaisun tekijät: Maunu Ari
Kustantaja: BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS
Julkaisuvuosi: 2015
Journal: Grazer Philosophische Studien - Internationale Zeitschrift für Analytische Philosophie
Volyymi: 92
Julkaisunumero: 1
Aloitussivu: 109
Lopetussivun numero: 116
Sivujen määrä: 8
ISSN: 0165-9227
eISSN: 1875-6735
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004310841_006
I question the received view that Frege advocates the description theory of proper names. First, I argue that the textual evidence for this view from Frege’s writings is not conclusive. Secondly, I propose that the Fregean Sinne (of proper names) may be understood nondescriptionally in terms of symbolhood. Finally, I suggest that in the notorious passages where Frege is apparently supporting the description theory he is just indicating the potential problems with communication with proper names.
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