Quote: an object is correlative with a proper name, singular term, or definite description

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Frege's third basic principle [in Grundlagen] is the distinction … [i.e., predicates of predicates]. … [Frege's notion of an object] is correlative with that of what Frege … There is no implication, for Frege, that a … in the general category of proper names. … [p. 229] An object is … the objective correlate of a proper name; it … an object, save via the linguistic notion of … an expression is to be regarded as a … [Objects] may be of the most varied types-- … [of a line], for instance.   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: an object may be a human being, heavenly body, a point in space, a proof, or the direction of a line

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