Gottlob Frege (1848–1925)
These lectures are an introducton to the philosophy of Gottlob Frege. Their aim is to provide the student with a coherent overview of Frege’s thought and to provide the student with a sufficient background to pursue further study of Frege’s work. The objective is to explain how Frege’s philosophy of language is motivated by and an outgrowth of his logic and philosophy of mathematics. The lectures are primarily historical, though connections with contemporary philosophical problems will be touched upon.
Reading
The Frege Reader, Michael Beaney (ed.), Oxford: Blackwell, 1997.
Lecture Notes
These lecture notes are only intended to provide the student with the “nuts and bolts” of the material presented in lecture and are in no way a substitute for attendance in lecture. Nor are they in any way a substitute for reading the text.
- Frege on the Old Logic
- Begriffsschrift
- The Foundations of Arithmetic
- Transition to the Middle Period
