Existence and Knowledge

Existence and Knowledge

Frege, Third Realm and Platonism in his Philosophy

Document Type : Research Article

Author
Alireza Maleki
PhD. Student in Modern Philosophy, Mofid University, Qom, Iran.
Abstract
In this essay, we seek to make a comparative overview of the Platonic Form with the main idea of Gottlob Frege in the creation of the Third Realm and to attribute the presence and existence of certain beings, especially thought, to that world. This is, of course, the first study to be carried out, and the main idea is to explore Frege’s Platonism (meaning its term in contemporary philosophy) in analytic philosophy.
Accordingly, the author first examines Plato's original idea of the creation of the universe as well as exemplary beings, then explains Frege's use of the idea and tries to match it. Then, by examining Frege's views on the Third Realm and the creatures present in it, especially thought, we attempt to determine whether a one-to-one correspondence can be established between the two. With the objections and criticisms that the author makes of describing the Frege system in the creation of the Third realm and thought, in the end he claims that the one-to-one correspondence between them cannot be raised. What has been examined as the end result is Frege's overall system and system in Platonism.
Keywords
Analytic Philosophy
Platonism
Plato and Frege
Forms
Third Realm
Thought
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Existence and Knowledge
Volume 5, Issue 1 - Serial Number 9
Issue 9
April 2018
Pages 27-40