Publication details
Once More on Analytic vs. Synthetic
| Authors | |
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Logic and logical philosophy |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Philosophy and religion |
| Keywords | analytic; synthetic; intensions; constructions; concepts; pragmatics |
| Description | The boundary between analytic and synthetic sentences is well definable. Quine's attempt to make it vague is based on a misunderstanding: instead of freeing semantics from shortcomings found, e.g. in Carnap's work, Quine actually rejects semantics of natural language and replaces it by behavioristically articulated pragmatics. Semantics of natural language as a logical analysis is however possible and it can justify hard and fast lines between analyticity and syntheticity. |
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