对奎因的意义不确定性论题的研究——语言交流机制的哲学探究系列

奎因批判了以往的意义观念论和意义指称论,并在同它们的论战中提出和发展了自己的意义不确定性论题,他指出,意义在内涵、指称以及整体等层面上都具有不确定性。深入分析上述论题可以发现,不确定论题既有积极的理论意义,又存在着一定的理论缺陷。

Study of Quine's Indeterminacy of Meaning

Quine criticized traditioanal theories of meaning such as the ideational theory of meaning and theory of reference and put forward the proposition of indeterminacy of meaning at different levels of intentional concept,reference and entirety.Based on the full understanding of the essentials of indeterminacy proposition and its various criticisms from other sources,the author tries to clarify the academic value of the proposition while having a reflection on some of its deficiencies.