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Wittgenstein, Frege & The Context Principle

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 11:15 am
by Philosophy Now
Susan Lucas on how words gain meaning from their context.

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

Re: Wittgenstein, Frege & The Context Principle

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 11:33 am
by 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.