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| Analytical Hypothesis: W.V.O. Quine's Analytical Hypothesis is a proposal for how to solve the problem of indeterminacy of translation. The indeterminacy of translation is the idea that there is no unique way to translate a sentence from one language to another, given only the behavioral data of the speakers of those languages._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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J.A. Foster on Analytical Hypothesis - Dictionary of Arguments
I 18ff Translation Manual/empirical translation/Foster: Problem: the manual is intensional; the real semantic sentences fall on the opaque side (>mention). >Intension, >Extension, >Truth theories, >Meaning theories._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Foster I John A. Foster "Meaning and Truth Theory" In Truth and Meaning, G. Evans/J. McDowell, Oxford 1976 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-28