Indeterminacy of Translation
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosophy
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| gptkbp:debatedBy |
gptkb:Donald_Davidson
gptkb:Hilary_Putnam gptkb:Noam_Chomsky |
| gptkbp:describes |
the thesis that there is no unique correct translation between languages
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| gptkbp:example |
gavagai problem
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| gptkbp:field |
philosophy of language
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Willard_Van_Orman_Quine
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| gptkbp:hasConcept |
multiple incompatible translation manuals can be compatible with all behavioral evidence
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Indeterminacy of Translation
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| gptkbp:influenced |
analytic philosophy
philosophy of linguistics |
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
gptkb:Word_and_Object
1960 |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
radical translation
underdetermination semantic holism |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Quine's_Philosophy
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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