This omission also means that garavaso and vassallo do not attempt any comparison with a kantian classification of the various types of thinking that humans are capable of, though this comparison would have been useful in helping to sharpen the precise import of their positive account of frege on thinking chapter 3. For geach and wiggins, relative identity means x is the same f as y, but x may not be the same g as y. An examination of some medieval and modern theories contemporary philosophy reference and generality. The library subscribes to several ereference collections, which contain numerous dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference works in a wide range of subject areas. This bibliography was compiled and crosschecked with the help of bynum 1972, beaney 1997, hermes 1969, and angelelli 1967. An examination of some medieval and modern theories. A noun from latin nomen, literally meaning name is a word that functions as the name of some specific thing or set of things, such as living creatures, objects, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas. An examination of some medieval and modern theories contemporary philosophy p.
Expressivism is a form of moral antirealism or nonfactualism. More specifically, rationalism is the epistemological theory that significant knowledge. An examination of some medieval and modern theories contemporary philosophy. Marys university this paper responds to bruce marshalls use of logic to clarify the metaphysical issues at stake in the doctrine of transubstantiation. The doctrine of the trinity says that there is just one god and three distinct divine persons, each of whom is god. Also see sep, the ayn rand society, the objectivist center, eb, and elc rationalism. I shall borrow this termi nology from the grammars. Wiggins argued against this idea of relative identity, but accepted what he called a sortaldependent identity, x is the same f as y.
Peter geachs arguments against theories of general reference in reference and generality are used as a foil to test the adequacy of the theory. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Geach worked on problems of identity and debated for years with david wiggins about relative identity. Textes philosophie analytique philosophie du langage. His father, who was employed in the indian educational service, would go on to work as a professor of philosophy in lahore and later as the principal of a teachertraining college in peshawar. In this paper we discuss some recent results and insights in the formal theory of interpretation, especially the rise of systems of dynamic interpreta. Geach tried to synthesize analytic philosophy and thomism. A concept is a function from objects to truthvalues, and the reference. Thus, actions and states of existence can also be expressed by verbs. Pdf the paper examines the notion of the sense of a predicate. Pdf the sense of a predicate proof sheet researchgate.
Walter ott proposes an interpretation of lockes thesis in which words signify ideas in the mind of the speaker, and argues that rather than employing such notions as sense or reference, locke relies on an ancient tradition that understands signification as reliable indication. Routledge philosophy guidebook to frege on sense and. An examination of some medieval and modern theories contemporary philosophy 97808014155. And in the same manner we may understand the conclusion that the fox. Absolute identity and absolute generality university of oxford. An examination of some medieval and modern theories contemporary philosophy cornell university press p. A central problem for expressivism, thus characterised, is the fregegeach problem, the problem of accounting for the meanings of moral sentences as they appear in unasserted contexts such as the. General reference dictionaries and encyclopedias all. Geach my first task will be to draw a logical distinction between two sorts of adjectives, suggested by the distinction be tween attributive adjectives e. Reference and generality, an examination of some medieval. In the particular case of identity, few have found geachs arguments for his.
Translations from the philosophical writings of gottlob frege. Pap, a 1958 the linguistic theory of logical necessity, semantics and necessary truth, yale university press. Here is what peter geach has to say about sortal predicates which he. Gottlob frege chronological catalog of freges work. This would seem to imply that there are three divine persons, each a different person the other persons but the same god as the other persons. In the most general application, rationalism offers a naturalistic alternative to appeals to religious accounts of human nature and conduct. Geachs arguments are shown to either beg the question of general as opposed to singular reference or to be inapplicable because of the distinction between active and deactivated referential concepts. Peter geach and elizabeth anscombe were younger colleagues of ludwig wittgenstein. The doctrine of the trinity and the logic of relative. Causal theory of reference contrast theory of meaning contrastivism conventionalism cratylism deconstruction descriptivist theory of names direct reference theory dramatism expressivism linguistic determinism logical atomism logical positivism mediated. Reference and generality, third edition cornell university press, 1980, pp.
Where sense and reference are missing, we cannot properly speak either of a sign or of a. Metaphysical and semantic implications of the doctrine of transubstantiation joshua p. Frege, in the light of the controversy between dummett and geach as to whether the sense. Peter thomas geach fba was a british philosopher and professor of logic at the university of. Pdf absolute identity and absolute generality researchgate. Genericity and quantification university of chicago.
A critique of geachs arguments against general reference. Heck and robert may the composition of thoughts this model of composition is the one frege ultimately applies in the realm of reference. The routledge philosophy guidebook to frege on sense and reference helps the student to get to grips with freges thought, and introduces and assesses. An examination of some medieval and modern theories peter thomas geach on. If you are a society or association member and require assistance with obtaining online access instructions please contact our journal customer services team. Topiccomment, presupposition, logical form and focus. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Temporal continuity oxford, 1967, parts 1 and 2, and peter geach. Peter thomas geach, reference and generality philpapers. Sources were checked, errors were eliminated, and page numbers were added whenever possible. Review zeno vendler 1984 journal of symbolic logic 49 2. Finally, in chapter 7, i differentiate between logical form and logical structure. Expressivists deny constructivist accounts of moral facts. His areas of interest were philosophical logic, ethics, history of philosophy, philosophy of religion and the theory of identity. Reference in conceptual realism reference in conceptual realism cocchiarella, nino 20041006 00. Peter geach was born on 29 march 1916 at 41, royal avenue, chelsea.
A substantival term is not the same as a substantial term. The nature and function of porous concepts the nature and function of porous concepts roberts, joy h. With max black, in 1952 he translated freges works. This book examines john lockes claims about the nature and workings of language. An examination of some medieval and modern theories contemporary philosophy cornell university press. Someone who says if contraception is a good thing, then free. Reference and generality, an examination of some medieval and modern theories by geach, p. In addition to this, i address several problems with connellys variable i. However, noun is not a semantic category, so that it cannot be characterized in terms of its meaning. Cornell university press, ithaca and london 1980, 231 pp. The result should not be interpreted as concerning only the reference of and. Geachs distinction take us only part of the way to understanding aristotles distinction between predicates in the category of substance and predicates in the other nine, accidental, categories.
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