Question

Peter F. Strawson famously concluded his 1950 critique of Bertrand Russell's theory of descriptions by the somewhat irrelevant remark that ordinary language has no exact logic. Russell, in his reply, commented that on this particular point at least, he was in agreement with Strawson. Gottlob Frege premised his work with his opinion that natural languages are logically inconsistent, which provided the motivation for developing a symbolic language which we could trust to use for reasoning logically.

Answer 1

The subject of this question is Philosophy, specifically the topic of language and logic in philosophy.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the early 20th century, philosophers like Gottlob Frege and Bertrand Russell explored the relationship between natural language and formal logic. Frege developed a symbolic language to eliminate ambiguity in natural language, while Russell focused on analyzing proper names and objects using descriptions. These philosophers aimed to use logic to provide clarity and consistency in language and reasoning.