In this paper I give some hints towards a proper treatment of indexical thoughts as expressible with complex demonstratives. After a short discussion of the conflict of interpretations on Frege’s theory of indexicals (Kripke, Künne and Burge), I analyse some Fregean remarks on the relation between linguistic expressions and indexical thoughts, pointing to the relevance of demonstrations in Frege’s view. I then try to show how complex demonstratives represent the best way to express a demontrative thought, placing Frege’s theory of demonstrations at the heart of his view of the context dependence of natural language.
Frege's Theory of Demonstratives as a Model for Indexical Thought
PENCO, CARLO
2015-01-01
Abstract
In this paper I give some hints towards a proper treatment of indexical thoughts as expressible with complex demonstratives. After a short discussion of the conflict of interpretations on Frege’s theory of indexicals (Kripke, Künne and Burge), I analyse some Fregean remarks on the relation between linguistic expressions and indexical thoughts, pointing to the relevance of demonstrations in Frege’s view. I then try to show how complex demonstratives represent the best way to express a demontrative thought, placing Frege’s theory of demonstrations at the heart of his view of the context dependence of natural language.
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