Philosophical analysis reveals that Frege did not endorse the transmission model of communication, suggesting an alternative reading of how speakers exchange thoughts.
Key Points
To examine Gottlob Frege's pragmatics and evaluate whether his philosophy of language endorses the transmission model of communication.
Analyzed the theoretical challenges that proper names, indexicals, and demonstratives pose to pure and impure versions of the transmission model.
Evaluated the role Frege envisaged for a logically perfect language within his broader theory of sense and reference.
Determined that, contrary to widespread philosophical assumptions, Frege did not support the transmission model of communication.
Showed that indexicals, demonstratives, and proper names preclude requiring identical thoughts between speaker and hearer for successful communication.