Frege on existence
pp. 155-174
Abstract
In his philosophy of language Gottlob Frege strives to present the basic structure of language which is supposed to correspond to the structure of what is referred to. He makes a distinction between proper names, which refer to objects, and function-names, which refer to functions. Function-names include concept-words and relation-words, which stand for concepts and relations, respectively. Frege also assumes that, besides a reference (Bedeutung), each name has a sense (Sinn), through which the name is directed to its reference.1
Publication details
Published in:
Haaparanta Leila, Hintikka Jaakko (1986) Frege synthesized: essays on the philosophical and foundational work of Gottlob Frege. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 155-174
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-4552-4_7
Full citation:
Haaparanta Leila (1986) „Frege on existence“, In: L. Haaparanta & J. Hintikka (eds.), Frege synthesized, Dordrecht, Springer, 155–174.