Sinn
E883397
Sinn is Gottlob Frege’s notion of “sense,” the mode of presentation through which a linguistic expression conveys its reference and cognitive significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sinn canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical concept
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semantic notion ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
sub-sentential expressions
ⓘ
whole sentences ⓘ |
| associatedWithExample | Morning Star and Evening Star GENERATED ⓘ |
| considered |
objective
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shareable among different thinkers ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Bedeutung ⓘ |
| coreThesis |
expressions with the same reference can have different senses
ⓘ
understanding an expression involves grasping its sense ⓘ |
| describes | mode of presentation of a reference ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
mental image
ⓘ
subjective idea ⓘ |
| explains |
cognitive significance of an expression
ⓘ
informational content of an expression ⓘ |
| field |
logic
ⓘ
philosophy of language ⓘ semantics ⓘ |
| hasDebateOn |
number of senses per expression
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objectivity of senses ⓘ psychologism vs anti-psychologism ⓘ relation to propositions ⓘ |
| hasEnglishContrastTerm | reference ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | sense ⓘ |
| hasRole |
determines reference
ⓘ
mediates between expression and object ⓘ |
| influenced |
Fregean theories of meaning
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Russellian theories of descriptions ⓘ analytic philosophy ⓘ contemporary philosophy of language ⓘ |
| inSentenceHasObject | truth-value as Bedeutung ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Gottlob Frege NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInWork | Über Sinn und Bedeutung ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1892 ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | German ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cognitive value
ⓘ
intension ⓘ proposition ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
linguistic expression
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proper name ⓘ sentence ⓘ singular term ⓘ |
| usedToSolve |
problem of informative identity statements
ⓘ
puzzle of a = a vs a = b ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.