On Quine’s reasons for holophrastic indeterminacy of translation
A common assumption about Quine’s indeterminacy of holophrastic translation is that his main reason for it was his thesis of underdetermination of theories by observations. Quine in fact made that argument. Yet, his mature formulation of the thesis of underdetermination rendered that argument invali...
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doaj-85a912793b414f84b152690098c9e4c92021-09-19T05:48:47ZporPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)O Que Nos Faz Pensar0104-66752021-06-01294817718910.32334/oqnfp.2021n48a711711On Quine’s reasons for holophrastic indeterminacy of translationRogério Passos Severo0Guilherme Gräf Schüler1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)A common assumption about Quine’s indeterminacy of holophrastic translation is that his main reason for it was his thesis of underdetermination of theories by observations. Quine in fact made that argument. Yet, his mature formulation of the thesis of underdetermination rendered that argument invalid, and he subsequently dropped it. This paper explains that shift in Quine’s thought and indicates his mature reasons for indeterminacy of holophrastic translation.http://www.oquenosfazpensar.fil.puc-rio.br/index.php/oqnfp/article/view/711 |
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On Quine’s reasons for holophrastic indeterminacy of translation |
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A common assumption about Quine’s indeterminacy of holophrastic translation is that his main reason for it was his thesis of underdetermination of theories by observations. Quine in fact made that argument. Yet, his mature formulation of the thesis of underdetermination rendered that argument invalid, and he subsequently dropped it. This paper explains that shift in Quine’s thought and indicates his mature reasons for indeterminacy of holophrastic translation. |
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