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'The morning star' and 'the evening star' refer to the same thing, Venus, but differ in sense, which is why saying they are the same tells us something.
Summary
Gottlob Frege · Analytic philosophy / Logicism · Modern · 1892
What does it mean?
How something is presented matters, even when the thing is the same.
Did Gottlob Frege really say this?
The library’s label is Summary. Restates his central example. Not a direct quotation.
Where it comes from
'On Sense and Reference', summary
Approximate date: 1892.
How to use it
A 'tax cut' and 'reduced funding for services' can describe one policy from two sides.
A mindset reading
Notice the sense a description smuggles in.
Understand the philosophy
Ancient astronomers made a real discovery when they found the two stars were one planet.
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- knowledge
FAQ
What does it mean?
How something is presented matters, even when the thing is the same.
Did Gottlob Frege really say this?
Summary. Restates his central example. Not a direct quotation.
Which work is it in?
'On Sense and Reference', summary Approximate date: 1892.