摘要
普特南的意义理论是对传统语义学的反叛 ,它否定了将意义看作可由心灵把握的固定对象并以其决定指称的做法 ,主张指称决定意义 ;与此相关 ,他提出了语言劳动分工、因果指称理论、科学本质主义等一系列主张 ,在英美哲学界激起强烈反响 ,赢得了很高的声誉。本文阐释了普特南这一重要学说的理论内涵并分析了它的得失。
Putnam's semantics, against traditional one, denies the idea that meaning is a kind of fixed object, which can be understood only by mind and determines reference, and suggests that reference determines meaning. Related to this, Putnam proposes a series of points such as the theory of division of linguistic labor, the causal theory of reference and scientific essentialism, which have had a strong impact on Anglo-American philosophy and won a high reputation for him. This essay is an interpretation of Putnam's theory of semantics and an analysis of its gain and lose.
出处
《自然辩证法研究》
CSSCI
北大核心
2001年第6期18-23,共6页
Studies in Dialectics of Nature
