Week One
Reading: Frege, Sense and Reference (to be found in the Geach) Before the session, please consider the below questions. You do not need to write the answers down (though of course you can if that helps you) but please take some time to think about them. 1. What is the distinction between sense and reference? 2. What is the Millian view of what constitutes the meaning of a name? How does this fall foul of the puzzle Frege poses at the start of the paper? Is there any way of saving Millianism from this puzzle? 3. Empty names are names like 'Santa' and 'Sherlock Holmes'. Do they have meaning? In virtue of what? 4. What does Frege mean by differing 'cognitive significance'? 5. Frege thinks senses are public. Do you agree? 6. Are senses descriptions? Why/why not?