Abstract:Frege presents the eponymous distinction of "Über Sinn und Bedeutung" (USB) as a correction to the theory of identity he held in the Begriffsschrift. 1 His retrospective assessment has prompted different reactions from commentators. Many have simply taken him at his word. 2 Others, who have lingered over the relevant texts, have encountered a difficulty: in the Begriffsschrift Frege appears to raise the same problem 1 The translation of 'Sinn' and 'Bedeutung' raises a number of philosophical and stylistic com… Show more
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