Frege and Husserl
The Ontology of Reference
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8409472 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barry Smith (0000-0002-8345-7633) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 111-125 |
| Publication date | 1978-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1773 • E-ISSN: 2332-0486 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00071773.1978.11006527 |
| OpenAlex | W2071052684 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
Analytic philosophers apply the term ‘object’ both to concreta and to abstracta of certain kinds. The theory of objects which this implies is shown to rest on a dichotomy between object-entities on the one hand and meaning-entities on the other, and it is suggested that the most adequate account of the latter is provided by Husserl’s theory of noemata. A two-story ontology of objects and meanings (concepts, classes) is defended, and Löwenheim’s work on class-representatives is cited as an indication of how the need for higher types may be obviated, even in mathematical contexts. The paper concludes with a sketch of the taxonomy of the object realm which results from the above
Epistemology · Ontology · Phenomenology (philosophy) · Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2020 (39) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |