Frege on Definitions: A Case Study of Semantic Content

by John Horty

Book Overview

In this short monograph, John Horty explores the difficulties presented for Gottlob Frege's semantic theory, as well as its modern descendents, by the treatment of defined expressions.

The book begins by focusing on the psychological constraints governing Frege's notion of sense, or meaning, and argues that, given these constraints, even the treatment of simple stipulative definitions led Frege to important difficulties. Horty is able to suggest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019973271X
• ISBN13: 9780199732715
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"