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A fregean principle |
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| Authors: | Philip Hugly Charles Sayward |
| Affiliation: | Department of Philosophy , University of Nebraska—Lincoln , 1007 Oldfather Hall, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-0321, USA |
| Abstract: | Frege held that the result of applying a predicate to names lacks reference if any of the names lack reference. We defend the principle against a number of plausible objections. We put forth an account of consequence for a first-order language with identity in which the principle holds |
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