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Frontiers of Philosophy in China

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Front Phil Chin    2012, Vol. 7 Issue (3) : 404-421    https://doi.org/10.3868/s030-001-012-0024-3
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The Semantic Relationistic Approach to Generalized Fregean Puzzles
MA Minghui()
Center for the Study of Logic and Intelligence, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Semantic relationism is a methodology proposed by Kit Fine for solving the antinomy of variables. Fine proposed the relational semantics for first-order logic, which can be used to solve Frege’s puzzle of names. In this paper, I generalize Frege’s puzzle to other linguistic expressions, including definite descriptions, predicates, quantifiers and modalities. I then apply Fine’s semantic relationistic approach to these puzzles.

Keywords semantic relationism      Frege’s puzzle      semantic antinomy     
Corresponding Author(s): MA Minghui,Email:mmh.thu@gmail.com   
Issue Date: 05 September 2012
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MA Minghui. The Semantic Relationistic Approach to Generalized Fregean Puzzles[J]. Front Phil Chin, 2012, 7(3): 404-421.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fpc/EN/10.3868/s030-001-012-0024-3
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fpc/EN/Y2012/V7/I3/404
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