Word and Object
“Word and Object” by Willard Van Orman Quine, published by Technology Press of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in January 1960, is a scholarly examination of language and meaning. This edition spans 294 pages and is presented in English. Quine, a prominent philosopher and logician, explores the complexities of linguistic mechanisms and the concept of objective reference, focusing on how language shapes our understanding of meaning through socially instilled dispositions.
Readers will find a thorough analysis of the challenges associated with translation and the inherent conflicts within our language’s referential system. Quine addresses semantic issues related to the existence of various categories of supposed objects, arguing against the idea of a language-transcendent “sentence-meaning.” The book delves into the intricacies of semantics and logic, making it a significant contribution to the fields of linguistics and philosophy.
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Language consists of dispositions, socially instilled, to respond observably to socially observable stimuli. Such is the point of view from which a noted philosopher and logician examines the notion of meaning and the linguistic mechanisms of objective reference. In the course of the discussion, Professor Quine pinpoints the difficulties involved in translation, brings to light the anomalies and conflicts implicit in our language’s referential apparatus, clarifies semantic problems connected with the imputation of existence, and marshals reasons for admitting or repudiating each of various categories of supposed objects. He argues that the notion of a language-transcendent “sentence-meaning” must on the whole be rejected; meaningful studies in the semantics of reference can only be directed toward substantially the same language in which they are conducted.
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