奎因翻译不确定性论题之哲学渊源及其不完备性

奎因翻译不确定性论题是针对传统的意义理论而提出,其直接原因是意义的不确定性和指称的不可测知性,从哲学渊源来看,它是奎因自然主义语言观和行为主义意义观的必然结果。该论题看似如数学定理,却也存在一些缺陷和不完备性,对其进行解读和归纳有利于消除误读。

Philosophical Origin and Imperfections of the Thesis of Indeterminacy of Translation

Based on the opposition to traditional theories of meaning, the thesis of indeterminacy of translation is pro-posed by Quine. This thesis is directly caused by the indeterminacy of meaning and the inscrutability of reference, as a matter of fact, it is the necessary corollary of his naturalistic conception of language and behavioristic view of meaning. This thesis is seemingly regarded as mathematical theorem, but there are some defects and imperfections, it is essential to interpret and summarize them and thus eliminating misunderstandings.