Grammar and analyticity: Wittgenstein and the logical positivists on logical and conceptual truth

被引:2
作者
Buttner, Kai Michael [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
关键词
NECESSITY; LANGUAGE; DEFENSE;
D O I
10.1111/phin.12370
中图分类号
B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ;
摘要
Wittgenstein's conception of logical and conceptual truth is often thought to rival that of the logical positivists. This paper argues that there are important respects in which these conceptions complement each other. Analyticity, in the positivists' sense, coincides, not with Wittgenstein's notion of a grammatical proposition, but rather with his notion of a tautology. Grammatical propositions can usually be construed as analyticity postulates in Carnap's sense of the term. This account of grammatical and analytic propositions will be illustrated by appeal to logical, conceptual and arithmetic truths. Its consequences for an analysis of corresponding modal notions will be indicated.
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页码:196 / 220
页数:25
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