Fregean semantics

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semantic theory theory in philosophy of language theory of meaning theory of reference theory of sense and reference

Fregean semantics is a theory of meaning in philosophy of language that distinguishes between the sense (Sinn) and reference (Bedeutung) of linguistic expressions to explain how terms can be cognitively significant even when they refer to the same object.

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Fregean semantics canonical 5
Frege's puzzle 1
Fregean logic 1

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instanceOf semantic theory ⓘ
theory in philosophy of language ⓘ
theory of meaning ⓘ
theory of reference ⓘ
theory of sense and reference ⓘ
addressesProblem cognitive significance of co-referential terms ⓘ
informative identity statements ⓘ
substitution in propositional attitude contexts ⓘ
aimsToExplain how language relates to objects and truth-values ⓘ
analyzedIn analytic philosophy literature ⓘ
appliesTo definite descriptions ⓘ
linguistic expressions in general ⓘ
proper names ⓘ
sentences ⓘ
associatedWithAuthor Gottlob Frege ⓘ
associatedWithWork On Sense and Reference ⓘ
surface form: "On Sense and Reference"
assumes a distinction between cognitive value and reference ⓘ
basedOnWorkOf Gottlob Frege ⓘ
claimsThat expressions with the same reference can have different senses ⓘ
the reference of a sentence is its truth-value ⓘ
the sense of a sentence is a thought (Gedanke) ⓘ
the sense of an expression determines its reference ⓘ
contrastedWith Millian semantics ⓘ
direct reference theory ⓘ
developedFrom Frege's distinction between Sinn and Bedeutung ⓘ
distinguishesBetween sense and reference ⓘ
explainsHow co-referential expressions can differ in cognitive value ⓘ
field philosophical logic ⓘ
philosophy of language ⓘ
hasComponent a notion of mode of presentation ⓘ
hasKeyConcept Bedeutung ⓘ
Sinn ⓘ
reference ⓘ
sense ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
holdsThat identity statements can be informative when senses differ ⓘ
influenced analytic philosophy ⓘ
contemporary philosophy of language ⓘ
formal semantics ⓘ
inspired later neo-Fregean semantic theories ⓘ
providesAccountOf propositional content ⓘ
truth-conditions of sentences ⓘ
relatedTo descriptivist theories of names ⓘ
usedInDebate theories of meaning and reference ⓘ
theories of proper names ⓘ
theories of propositional attitudes ⓘ
usesExample "the morning star" and "the evening star" ⓘ

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Über Sinn und Bedeutung → relatedConcept → Fregean semantics ⓘ
Der Gedanke → philosophicalTradition → Fregean semantics ⓘ
Über Begriff und Gegenstand → philosophicalTradition → Fregean semantics ⓘ
Concept Script → isFoundationFor → Fregean semantics ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fregean logic
Fregean sense → associatedWith → Fregean semantics ⓘ
Fregean sense → centralTo → Fregean semantics ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fregean theory of meaning
Frege: Philosophy of Language → about → Fregean semantics ⓘ
Crispin Wright → mainInterest → Fregean semantics ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fregean philosophy
Hooded man paradox → isRelatedTo → Fregean semantics ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frege's puzzle