Über Sinn und Bedeutung
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Über Sinn und Bedeutung is a seminal 1892 philosophical paper by Gottlob Frege that introduces the influential distinction between sense (Sinn) and reference (Bedeutung) in the philosophy of language and logic.
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| Über Sinn und Bedeutung canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T403550 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Über Sinn und Bedeutung Context triple: [Gottlob Frege, notableWork, Über Sinn und Bedeutung]
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s early 20th-century philosophical work that attempts to define the relationship between language, thought, and reality through a highly structured, logical framework.
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"The Will to Meaning"
"The Will to Meaning" is a psychological and philosophical work by Viktor Frankl that further develops his logotherapy theory, emphasizing humanity’s search for purpose as the central motivational force in life.
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The Magic Mountain
The Magic Mountain is a landmark 1924 novel by Thomas Mann that follows a young man's extended stay in a Swiss sanatorium to explore themes of time, illness, and the intellectual currents of pre–World War I Europe.
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Language, Truth and Logic
Language, Truth and Logic is A.J. Ayer’s influential 1936 philosophical work that popularized logical positivism in the English-speaking world by arguing that meaningful statements are either empirically verifiable or tautological.
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E.
The Transcendental Temptation
The Transcendental Temptation is a seminal work of secular humanism and skepticism in which philosopher Paul Kurtz critically examines religious and paranormal claims, arguing for a naturalistic, evidence-based worldview.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Über Sinn und Bedeutung Target entity description: Über Sinn und Bedeutung is a seminal 1892 philosophical paper by Gottlob Frege that introduces the influential distinction between sense (Sinn) and reference (Bedeutung) in the philosophy of language and logic.
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A.
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s early 20th-century philosophical work that attempts to define the relationship between language, thought, and reality through a highly structured, logical framework.
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B.
"The Will to Meaning"
"The Will to Meaning" is a psychological and philosophical work by Viktor Frankl that further develops his logotherapy theory, emphasizing humanity’s search for purpose as the central motivational force in life.
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C.
The Magic Mountain
The Magic Mountain is a landmark 1924 novel by Thomas Mann that follows a young man's extended stay in a Swiss sanatorium to explore themes of time, illness, and the intellectual currents of pre–World War I Europe.
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D.
Language, Truth and Logic
Language, Truth and Logic is A.J. Ayer’s influential 1936 philosophical work that popularized logical positivism in the English-speaking world by arguing that meaningful statements are either empirically verifiable or tautological.
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E.
The Transcendental Temptation
The Transcendental Temptation is a seminal work of secular humanism and skepticism in which philosopher Paul Kurtz critically examines religious and paranormal claims, arguing for a naturalistic, evidence-based worldview.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic article
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philosophical paper ⓘ |
| addressesProblem |
cognitive value of identity statements
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informative identity ⓘ |
| author | Gottlob Frege ⓘ |
| claims | sense determines reference ⓘ |
| concerns |
mode of presentation
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truth-value of sentences ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
reference of an expression
ⓘ
sense of an expression ⓘ |
| field |
logic
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philosophy of language ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | On Sense and Reference ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
philosophical logic of language
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theories of meaning ⓘ theories of reference ⓘ |
| hasKeyExample |
Hesperus and Phosphorus
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linked to:
Hesperus
the Morning Star and the Evening Star ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bertrand Russell
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Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ Rudolf Carnap ⓘ formal semantics ⓘ logic and foundations of mathematics ⓘ philosophy of language in the 20th century ⓘ |
| introducesDistinction | sense–reference distinction ⓘ |
| isSeminalWorkIn |
philosophical logic
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philosophy of language ⓘ |
| mainConcept |
Bedeutung
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Sinn ⓘ reference ⓘ sense ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Frege's project on the foundations of arithmetic ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1892 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Zeitschrift für Philosophie und philosophische Kritik ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Fregean reference
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Fregean semantics ⓘ Fregean sense ⓘ |
| title | Über Sinn und Bedeutung ⓘ |
| topic |
identity statements
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meaning of linguistic expressions ⓘ proper names ⓘ propositional attitude reports ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | On Sense and Reference ⓘ |
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Subject: Über Sinn und Bedeutung Description of subject: Über Sinn und Bedeutung is a seminal 1892 philosophical paper by Gottlob Frege that introduces the influential distinction between sense (Sinn) and reference (Bedeutung) in the philosophy of language and logic.
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