Über Begriff und Gegenstand
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Über Begriff und Gegenstand is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that analyzes the distinction between concepts and objects within his logical and semantic framework.
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philosophical essay
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work on logic → work on philosophy of language → |
| addresses |
apparent reference to concepts as objects in natural language
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logical form of sentences involving concepts → paradoxical-sounding sentences about concepts → |
| aimsTo |
avoid category mistakes between concepts and objects
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provide a rigorous logical account of concepts → |
| analyzes |
logical distinction between concept and object
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semantic roles of concepts and objects → |
| author |
Gottlob Frege
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| centralClaim |
concepts are unsaturated
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objects are saturated → |
| clarifies |
Fregean notion of concept (Begriff)
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Fregean notion of object (Gegenstand) → difference between grammatical subject and logical subject → difference between linguistic expressions for concepts and for objects → |
| concerns |
logical analysis of language
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ontological status of concepts → ontological status of objects → |
| discusses |
linguistic categories
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logical categories → predication → reference → |
| distinguishes |
concept words from proper names
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predicates from singular terms → |
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Begriff
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Gegenstand → saturatedness of objects → unsaturatedness of concepts → |
| influenced |
analytic philosophy
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formal semantics → logicism → philosophy of language in the 20th century → |
| languageOfWork |
German
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| mainTopic |
distinction between concepts and objects
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philosophical logic → philosophy of language → |
| originalTitle |
Über Begriff und Gegenstand
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| partOf |
Frege’s mature logical and semantic framework
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| philosophicalTradition |
Fregean semantics
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analytic philosophy → |
| relatedWork |
Begriffsschrift
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Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik → Über Sinn und Bedeutung → |
| titleLanguage |
German
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Gottlob Frege
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Über Begriff und Gegenstand
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originalTitle |