Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Johanna Seibt and Gottlob Frege
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 2. Aims of Definition
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A definition need not capture the sense of an expression - just get the reference right [Frege, by Dummett]
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Later Frege held that definitions must fix a function's value for every possible argument [Frege, by Wright,C]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 3. Types of Definition
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A 'constructive' (as opposed to 'analytic') definition creates a new sign [Frege]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 7. Contextual Definition
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Originally Frege liked contextual definitions, but later preferred them fully explicit [Frege, by Dummett]
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Nothing should be defined in terms of that to which it is conceptually prior [Frege, by Dummett]
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We can't define a word by defining an expression containing it, as the remaining parts are a problem [Frege]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 10. Stipulative Definition
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Frege suggested that mathematics should only accept stipulative definitions [Frege, by Gupta]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 11. Ostensive Definition
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Only what is logically complex can be defined; what is simple must be pointed to [Frege]
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