Meaning as convention: a puzzling effect of Aristotelian theory of names
Автор: Chernyak Alexey
Журнал: Schole. Философское антиковедение и классическая традиция @classics-nsu-schole
Статья в выпуске: 1 т.11, 2017 года.
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According to Aristotle spoken words are signs of impressions, and those words which are used as names have conventional meanings. This theory of meaning poses a problem because it is unclear how exactly impressions which are essentially subjective may be assigned to names conventionally, i.e. due to certain interactions between different persons. In the following article the nature of the problem as well as the most prominent notions of conventions are analyzed: it is shown that considering the ways by which conventions about meanings should be established according to them the problem cannot be eliminated. It is also claimed that this is the problem not only for the particular Aristotle's theory of names, but also a problem for a much wider set of theories of meaning and interpretation.
Name, meaning, convention, coordination, agreement, impression
Короткий адрес: https://sciup.org/147103506
IDR: 147103506 | DOI: 10.21267/AQUILO.2017.11.4520
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