Logical Studies

Evaluation of Horwich Approach to Kripke's Criticisms of Use Theory

Document Type : Research

Authors

Morteza Mezginejad 1
Seyyed Mohammad Ali Hodjati 2

1 The Assistant Professor of Philosophy-Logic, Birjand University, Birjand, Iran

2 The Associate Professor of Philosophy & Logic, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
The main purpose of this article is the Horwich arguments in "Meaning, use and truth ", which is published in the Mind journal (1995). In this article, he defends the idea of Wittgenstein, use theory, in contrast to the arguments raised against the approach. Horwich focus specifically on Kripke's criticism. Kripke in his famous article "Wittgenstein on rules and private language: An elementary exposition " is trying to show that the application cannot provide the meaning. Horwich refuse Kripke argument. For this purpose, he offers both strong and weak interpretation of the premises of Kripke argument and then criticizes both. After review Horwich Criticisms on Kripke we evaluate his criticisms.

Keywords

Kripke
Horwich
Deflationary Theory of Truth
Use Theory
Meaningfulness

Subjects

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Logical Studies
Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 14
December 2016
Pages 97-116

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