Use Theory: considerations about the threat posed by mathematics
In this article I deal with the philosophy of language, that is, with the proper basis for telling whether or not something has meaning. More precisely, I will defend the thesis that the meaning of words and things is given in the context of social relations. I will try to answer the objection that...
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FILOSOFIA431622020-07-24T02:29:01Z Use Theory: considerations about the threat posed by mathematics Borba dos Reis, Jean Theory of use Math Social relationships In this article I deal with the philosophy of language, that is, with the proper basis for telling whether or not something has meaning. More precisely, I will defend the thesis that the meaning of words and things is given in the context of social relations. I will try to answer the objection that mathematics preserves its meaning even if there are no social relations, for it would be as an implicit substance in nature. I will argue, by analogy, that mathematics does not have a different ontological status than other languages and that, therefore, its existence does not constitute a threat to the theory of use. Universidad de Costa Rica 2020-07-23 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Contribution application/pdf text/html https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/filosofia/article/view/43162 Revista de Filosofía de la Universidad de Costa Rica; Vol. 58 No. 152 (2019): Revista de Filosofía; 151-155 Revista de Filosofía de la Universidad de Costa Rica; Vol. 58 Núm. 152 (2019): Revista de Filosofía; 151-155 2215-5589 0034-8252 spa https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/filosofia/article/view/43162/43428 https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/filosofia/article/view/43162/43429 Derechos de autor 2020 Jean Borba dos Reis |
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In this article I deal with the philosophy of language, that is, with the proper basis for telling whether or not something has meaning. More precisely, I will defend the thesis that the meaning of words and things is given in the context of social relations. I will try to answer the objection that mathematics preserves its meaning even if there are no social relations, for it would be as an implicit substance in nature. I will argue, by analogy, that mathematics does not have a different ontological status than other languages and that, therefore, its existence does not constitute a threat to the theory of use. |
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Use Theory: considerations about the threat posed by mathematics |
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