Inscrutability of Reference

• Authors: Nowaczyk A.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Richard Rorty gives credit to Quine for demolishing the myth that linguistic phrases have well determined reference. If Quine truly intended to discredit such beliefs he would have argued differently from what he actually said. He would have to realize that he adopts the anti-realist position and consequently he would have to modify his behaviorist conception of language. He would have had to admit that we could perceive, identify and name various objects before we were able to make use of highly advanced linguistic instruments such as personal pronouns and the plural form of nouns. Such assumptions cannot be found, however, in Quine's writings.

Keywords

EN

BEHAVIORISM; LINGUISTIS PHRASE; QUINE WIILARF VAN ORBAN; RORTY RICHARD

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Przegląd Filozoficzny. Nowa Seria
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 4(68)
• Pages: 191-205
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Nowaczyk A.

• A. Nowaczyk, Uniwersytet Lódzki, Instytut Filozofii, ul. Kopcinskiego 16/18, 90-232 Lódz, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09PLAAAA06419