Two conceptions of language: Wittgenstein and Chomsky on recursion as a “good” explanation of human nature
My major aim in this paper is to discuss whether the property of recursion provides a good explanation of human specificity. In so doing, I will analyze two approaches to the study of natural language: the computational and the anthropological conceptions. The main conclusion of this work is twofold...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Universidad del Valle
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Praxis Filosófica |
| Online Access: | http://praxis.univalle.edu.co/index.php/praxis/article/view/6154 |
| Summary: | My major aim in this paper is to discuss whether the property of recursion provides a good explanation of human specificity. In so doing, I will analyze two approaches to the study of natural language: the computational and the anthropological conceptions. The main conclusion of this work is twofold. On the one hand, I argue that recursion is not a good explanation of human essence. On the other hand, what is, indeed, specifically human is the construction of a mythology with a metaphysical slant, in this particular case, in the guise of the language of science. |
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| ISSN: | 0120-4688 2389-9387 |