Frege: Philosophy of Language

Summary

Frege: Philosophy of Language (1973; second edition 1981) is a book about the philosopher Gottlob Frege by the British philosopher Michael Dummett.[1]

Frege: Philosophy of Language
Cover of the first edition
AuthorMichael Dummett
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGottlob Frege
PublisherDuckworth Overlook
Publication date
1973
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages752 (1993 Harvard University Press edition)
ISBN978-0674319318

Reception edit

Frege: Philosophy of Language has been highly influential. Together with Frege: Philosophy of Mathematics (1991), it is Dummett's chief contribution to Frege scholarship.[2] However, Dummett's epistemological interpretation of the idea of a route to reference has been seen as unnecessary by the philosopher Daniel Dennett. The philosopher Roger Scruton endorsed Dennett's view.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Lowe 2005, p. 222.
  2. ^ Lowe 2017, p. 247.
  3. ^ Scruton 1994, p. 416.

Bibliography edit

Books
  • Lowe, E. J. (2005). "Dummett, Michael". In Honderich, Ted (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, Second Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-926479-1.
  • Lowe, E. J. (2017). "Dummett, Michael A. E.". In Audi, Robert (ed.). The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, Third Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-64379-6.
  • Scruton, Roger (1994). Sexual Desire: A Philosophical Investigation. London: Phoenix Books. ISBN 1-85799-100-1.