Gottlob Frege - On Sense and Reference

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Jeffrey Kaplan teaches philosophy (UNC Wilmington) and posts his whiteboard lectures; known for unusually clear, faithful reconstructions of classic texts; makes a technical founding text of analytic philosophy accessible.

What you'll learn

Frege's distinction between sense and reference and why it matters for meaning and identity statements.

Philosophy

Video by Jeffrey Kaplan, played through YouTube's embedded player.

Part of Philosophy of Language