Kripkeova kritika deskriptivizma

master's thesis

• Title (english): Kripke's attack on descriptivisum
• Author: Ivana Davidović
• Mentor: Davor Pećnjak (mentor)
• Mentor: Dušan Dožudić (mentor)
• Committee member: Tomislav Bracanović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dušan Dožudić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Davor Pećnjak (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; (Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2017-07-13, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philosophy

Abstract

Značajan problem u filozofiji jezika predstavlja objašnjenje fenomena značenja jezičnih izraza. Jedan od intuitivnih i vrlo zdravorazumskih, pristupa tom problemu – pristup referencijske teorije – nije polučio rezultate u smislu cjelovitog objašnjenja. Prije svega, zakazavši u odgovorima na pitanja postavljena od strane glavnih rivala, pobornika deskriptivističkog gledišta – Gottloba Fregea i Bertranda Russella. Temeljna karakterizacija takvog gledišta počiva na tvrdnji kako su jezični izrazi vezani za stvari u svijetu posredstvom asocirajućih opisa. Jezični izrazi čije će se značenje u tom kontekstu ovdje najviše preispitivati su vlastita imena. Unatoč činjenici što postoje snažni argumenti u korist deskriptivizma, teza da su značenja vlastitih imena ekvivalentna značenjima određenih opisa bit će ozbiljno poljuljana u svijetlu Kripkeovih prigovora. Osnovu Kripkeove kritike čine tri argumenta: modalni, semantički i epistemički.

Abstract (english)

A significant problem within the philosophy of language is an explanation of the meaning of words. One of the intuitive and very commonsense approaches to this problem, the approach of the referential theory, has not give any results in form of an exhaustive explanation. First of all, the questions put forth by the proponents of the descriptivistic view, Frege and Russell, have not been answered. The main definition of such viewpoint is based on a claim that linguistic expressions are linked to things in the world by means of some descriptive content. Language expressions whose meaning will be studied to the greatest extent in this work are ordinary proper names. Even though there are strong arguments in favor of descriptivism, the thesis that meanings of proper names are equivalent to meanings of definite descriptions is weakened in light of Saul Kripke's criticisms. The ground for criticism is founded on three arguments by Kripke: modal, semantic and epistemic argument.

• Keywords: Deskriptivizam; određeni opisi; referencija; vlastita imena; značenje
• Keywords (english): Definite descriptions; descriptivism; meaning; proper names; reference.
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:617474
• Study programme: Title: Department of Philosophy; specializations in: scientific, teaching; Course: teaching; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije filozofije (magistar/magistra edukacije filozofije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Access restricted to students and staff of home institution
• Created on: 2017-10-12 13:37:13