Is There Something in Common? Forms and the Theory of Word Meaning
Is There Something in Common? Forms and the Theory of Word Meaning
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有什么共同点吗？
DOI：
10.1111/ejop.12253
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发表时间：
2017
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0.9
通讯作者：
Pritchard T
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作者：
Pritchard T
在当代语言哲学中，柏拉图对形式的思考通常被忽视，因为它是阐明词义概念的重要资源。在某种程度上，这是由于维特根斯坦的批判反思的影响，寻找“共同点”作为解释使用的一般术语。我认为，远远没有被破坏，呼吁形式既可以帮助解释，并提供纠正关键的洞察力，维特根斯坦的意见。柏拉图的反思为当代研究提供了对词义的洞察。相关的考虑包括：（1）解释为什么一个项目是F;（2）寻找“什么东西是”;（3）对立的压缩;（4）参与形式是否涉及对形式的近似。
Plato's reflections on Forms have generally been overlooked, in contemporary Philosophy of Language, as a serious resource for illuminating the notion of word meaning. In part, this is due to the influence of Wittgenstein's critical reflections on looking for ‘something in common’ as explanatory for use of a general term. I argue that, far from being undermined, appeal to Forms can both help explain, and provide corrective critical insight into, Wittgenstein's observations. Plato's reflections provide insight into word meaning that is relevant for contemporary research. Relevant considerations include (1) an explanation as to why an item is F; (2) looking to ‘what something is’; (3) the compresence of opposites; (4) whether participation in a Form involves approximation to the Form.