Article ID: CBB001210971

On Translating Frege's Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik (2010)

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In this essay, I critically discuss Dale Jacquette's new English translation of Frege's work Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik as well as his Introduction and Critical Commentary (Frege, G. 2007. The Foundations of Arithmetic. A Logical-Mathematical Investigation into the Concept of Number. Translated with an Introduction and Critical Commentary by Dale Jacquette. New York: Longman. xxxii + 112 pp.). I begin with a short assessment of Frege's book. In sections 2 and 3, I examine several claims that Jacquette makes in his Introduction and Critical Commentary and put matters in the right perspective. In sections 4--7, I analyse errors and shortcomings in Jacquette's (and Austin's) translation(s) and show how they can be avoided. In this context, I consider several issues of interest for Frege's logic and philosophy of arithmetic. I conclude with general remarks.

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Authors & Contributors
Weiner, Joan
Dunning, David E.
Woods, John
Thiel, Christian
Textor, Mark
Tappenden, Jamie
Concepts
Logic
Philosophy of mathematics
Mathematics
Philosophy
Signs and symbols
Number theory; number concept
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
Places
Poland
North America
Italy
Germany
Europe
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