Über Sinn und Bedeutung
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Über Sinn und Bedeutung is a seminal 1892 philosophical paper by Gottlob Frege that introduces the influential distinction between sense (Sinn) and reference (Bedeutung) in the philosophy of language and logic.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic article
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philosophical paper → |
| addressesProblem |
cognitive value of identity statements
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informative identity → |
| author | Gottlob Frege → |
| claims | sense determines reference → |
| concerns |
mode of presentation
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truth-value of sentences → |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany → |
| distinguishes |
reference of an expression
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sense of an expression → |
| field |
logic
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philosophy of language → |
| hasEnglishTranslation | On Sense and Reference → |
| hasImpactOn |
philosophical logic of language
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theories of meaning → theories of reference → |
| hasKeyExample |
Hesperus
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surface form: "Hesperus and Phosphorus"
the Morning Star and the Evening Star → |
| influenced |
Bertrand Russell
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Ludwig Wittgenstein → Rudolf Carnap → formal semantics → logic and foundations of mathematics → philosophy of language in the 20th century → |
| introducesDistinction | sense–reference distinction → |
| isSeminalWorkIn |
philosophical logic
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philosophy of language → |
| mainConcept |
Bedeutung
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Sinn → reference → sense → |
| originalLanguage | German → |
| partOf | Frege's project on the foundations of arithmetic → |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy → |
| publicationYear | 1892 → |
| publishedIn | Zeitschrift für Philosophie und philosophische Kritik → |
| relatedConcept |
Fregean reference
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Fregean semantics → Fregean sense → |
| title | Über Sinn und Bedeutung → |
| topic |
identity statements
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meaning of linguistic expressions → proper names → propositional attitude reports → |
| translatedTitle | On Sense and Reference → |
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