Wittgenstein, Frege & The Context Principle

[Philosophy Now]

Susan Lucas on how words gain meaning from their context.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/106/Wi ... _Principle

[orin]

Susan Lucas states that along with Wittgenstein, Gottlob Frege was not a Platonist. This seems entirely out of line with most other authorities, e.g.

"Many of the greatest mathematicians and logicians have been gung-ho
Platonists. Let’s sample some views, starting with Gottlob Frege, arguably the
greatest logician and (after Plato) the greatest philosopher of mathematics of all
time." Brown's Philosophy of Mathematics, p10

You will also find most internet sources place discussing Mathematical Platonism place Frege in this category. She might disagree, but will need to argue very strongly why we should take such a controversial view seriously.