Clare Hay
Biographic Data
| ID | 9559649 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Clare Hay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Clare |
| FAMILY NAME | Hay |
| SIGNATURE | HAY C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Reading |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6160-7891 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Tractarian Functions are not Propositional Functions
The central claim is that in the Tractatus Wittgenstein refuses Russell's notion of propositional function, and Russell's notions of range of significance and types for variables. Drawing on Russell's notion of well-defined function, for which all values are given in advance, Wittgenstein takes a different approach, that propositions realise a common characteristic, the general form, this being definitional of the propositional. This common chara…
Russell Contra Sense/Reference, the ‘Mont Blanc’ Correspondence
It is argued that Russell before 1905 saw no value in Frege's sense/reference distinction. This is clearest in the Mont Blanc correspondence. It is argued that Russell and Frege failed to engage because Frege lacked a grasp on the internal/external relations distinction. For Russell sense is either an external relation, objectionably separating out thought and reference, or an internal relation, so what is thought is altered such that we do not k…
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Russell Contra Sense/Reference, the ‘Mont Blanc’ Correspondence
It is argued that Russell before 1905 saw no value in Frege's sense/reference distinction. This is clearest in the Mont Blanc correspondence. It is argued that Russell and Frege failed to engage because Frege lacked a grasp on the internal/external relations distinction. For Russell sense is either an external relation, objectionably separating out thought and reference, or an internal relation, so what is thought is altered such that we do not k…
Tractarian Functions are not Propositional Functions
The central claim is that in the Tractatus Wittgenstein refuses Russell's notion of propositional function, and Russell's notions of range of significance and types for variables. Drawing on Russell's notion of well-defined function, for which all values are given in advance, Wittgenstein takes a different approach, that propositions realise a common characteristic, the general form, this being definitional of the propositional. This common chara…
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