Gottlob Frege
1848-1925
Nationality: German

Group Alliances:
"Loathsome" Logicists
"Ragin'" Realists

AKA: Mega Frege
Ain't Afraid-a ya Frege
Plague-ya Frege
Not Slob Gottlob
Founder of Modern Logic

Powers: first axiomatization of logic; knowledge of eternal, immaterial entities

Weaknesses: Russell's Paradox, unpopular with publishers

Notes: While most toy collectors believe Gottlob Frege was the founder of modern logic, many do not believe that Friedrich Ludwig Frege was the founder of modern logic. This ignorance is a sad fact, especially for those who endorse a denotational theory of meaning. Of course, there's a sense in which this toy is educational, but it doesn't make any sense to demand that a toy teach children everything at once. Some children may sense that they're not getting the whole story, and the most sensible of those will go read a book. May we suggest The Children's Guide to Frege, which is available from Philosophical Powers Press for 17 dollars and 95 cents.

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