KVAJNOVA DILEMA IZMEĐU EKUMENSKOG I SEKTAŠKOG ODGOVORA
QUINE'S DILEMMA BETWEEN ECUMENICAL AND SECTARIAN RESPONSE
Author(s): Aleksandra VučkovićSubject(s): Epistemology, Contemporary Philosophy, Analytic Philosophy, Philosophy of Language
Published by: Filozofsko društvo Srbije
Keywords: underdetermination; ecumenical view; sectarian view; naturalism; empiricism;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to investigate Quine’s dilemma whether, in case of underdetermination, both theories should be considered as true (ecumenical view), or just one of them (sectarian view). This dilemma holds significance because the acceptance of ecumenical view represents problem for Quine’s naturalism, while the acceptance of sectarian view contradicts his empiristic preferences. For a long time Quine had vacciliated between those views and it is not clear what his final conclusion was. I will review Gibson’s, Davidson’s, Genova’s and Severo’s solutions and I will argue that Davidson’s is the most successful, since it requires fewer changes in Quine’s system.
Journal: Theoria
- Issue Year: 59/2016
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 64-80
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Serbian