1st Edition

Departing from Frege Essays in the Philosophy of Language

By Mark Sainsbury Copyright 2002
    248 Pages
    by Routledge

    248 Pages
    by Routledge

    Frege is now regarded as one of the world's greatest philosophers, and the founder of modern logic. Mark Sainsbury argues that we must depart considerably from Frege's views if we are to work towards an adequate conception of natural language. This is an outstanding contribution to philosophy of language and logic and will be invaluable to all those interested in Frege and the philosophy of language.

    Introduction: Departing from Frege, I Understanding and theories of meaning (1979) II Evans on reference (1985) III Concepts without boundaries (1990) IV Russell on names and communication (1993) VI Easy possibilities (1997) VII Fregean sense (1997)VIII Indexicals and reported speech (1998) IX Names, fictional names, and "really" (1999) X Knowing meanings and knowing entities (2001) XI Two ways to smoke a cigarette (2001), XII Sense without reference (2001

    Biography

    Mark Sainsbury is Susan Stebbing Professor of Philosophy at King's College London. He is author of Russell (Routledge, 1985), Paradoxes (1995) and Logical Forms (2000). He was also former editor of Mind.

    'The editors for the International Library of Philosophy should be congratulated for having persuaded Sainsbury to reprint the essays in this form.' - Max Kolbel, Philosophical Books