Explication Defended

نویسنده

  • Patrick Maher
چکیده

How can formal methods be applied to philosophical problems that involve informal concepts of ordinary language? Carnap answered this question by describing a methodology that he called “explication.” Strawson objected that explication changes the subject and does not address the original philosophical problem; this paper shows that Carnap’s response to that objection was inadequate and offers a better response. More recent criticisms of explication by Boniolo and Eagle are shown to rest on misunderstandings of the nature of explication. It is concluded that explication is an appropriate methodology for formal philosophy.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Studia Logica

دوره 86  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007