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On sense, reference, and the objects of knowledge

Jaakko Hintikka

pp. 45-61

Abstract

The problems which are discussed by Frege in "On Sense and Reference" and to which he proposes a solution in that famous paper might seem to be of interest primarily to philosophers of language and to logicians. It is not hard to see, however, that they are also of an intensive interest to epistemologists. They are highly relevant to a problem which has not (it seems to me) received its fair share of epistemologists' attention. This is the problem of the objects of knowledge. Moreover, both Frege's discussion and my criticism of it can be extended to other epistemologically important concepts, including belief, memory, and thinking.

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Hintikka Jaakko (1989) The logic of epistemology and the epistemology of logic: selected essays, ed. Provence Hintikka Merrill. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 45-61

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-2647-9_4

Full citation:

Hintikka Jaakko (1989) On sense, reference, and the objects of knowledge, In: The logic of epistemology and the epistemology of logic, Dordrecht, Springer, 45–61.