Abstract

The problem of indexicality is presented and then the problems brought about by it with several semantical approaches are examined. In particular theories which claim to have a quick eliminative solution for indexicality are discussed and criticized. Frege's remarks on the logic of sense and reference are discussed to indicate the limits of his original approach when indexical terms are seen as not eliminable in any simple and straightforward way, in particular when the importance of indexicality is understood in its essential role in the formation of attitudes toward action and belief. ;In the last chapter a tentative reformed and amended approach is proposed, trying to keep insofar as possible intact the insights of the Fregean semantics, but with relevant changes to accommodate the phenomenon of indexicality