A solution to the problem of radical translation

This paper consists in an attempt to refute Quine's principle of the indeterminacy of radical translation. The structure of the argument is as follows. The demonstration of the principle in Quine's work rests on certain conception of the process of radical translation. This conception can...

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Autor: Oliveira, Marcos Barbosa de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Trans/Form/Ação (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www2.marilia.unesp.br:article/12199
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/transformacao/article/view/12199
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Radical translation
Quine
Word and object
behaviorism
mentalism
desire-belief model
Tradução radical
behaviorismo
mentalismo
modelo desejo-crença
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Sumario:This paper consists in an attempt to refute Quine's principle of the indeterminacy of radical translation. The structure of the argument is as follows. The demonstration of the principle in Quine's work rests on certain conception of the process of radical translation. This conception can be maintained only if certain presuppositions are made concerning the nature of language and its speakers. However, if those presuppositions are adopted, there is no reason for not accepting also other presuppositions, which would invalidate Quine's demonstration.