SEMANTIC EXTERNALISM: A WAY OF REFUTING THE INCOMMENSURABILITY THESIS

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MORVARID H.

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Journal: PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION RESEARCH (NAMAH-I HIKMAT) Year:2009 | Volume:7 | Issue:1 (13) Page(s): 91-106

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SEMANTIC EXTERNALISM: A WAY OF REFUTING THE INCOMMENSURABILITY THESIS

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MORVARID H. | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

INCOMMENSURABILITY THESISQ2

SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONQ3

SCIENTIFIC PARADIGMQ3

FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC THEORYQ3

CONTEXTUAL THEORY OF MEANINGQ3

MEANING VARIANCE THESISQ3

SEMANTIC EXTERNALISMQ3

Abstract

The INCOMMENSURABILITY THESIS, in philosophy of science, says that competing SCIENTIFIC PARADIGMs/theories, although using the same terms, do not talk about the same matter and so, the scientists who work in competing SCIENTIFIC PARADIGMs or defend competing scientific theories cannot understand each other. This paper aims to examine and criticize the INCOMMENSURABILITY THESIS. I first try to elucidate the thesis in its historical context. For doing so, I focus on its two main proponents: Thomas Kohn and Paul Fayerabend. Then, I bring out the premises of their argument for the thesis. Finally, I use the theory of SEMANTIC EXTERNALISM to reject a main premise of their argument. To explain the theory of SEMANTIC EXTERNALISM, I focus on its tow most important defenders: Saul Kripke and Hillary Putnam. I believe that “semantic externalism is a way of refuting the INCOMMENSURABILITY THESIS”.

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MORVARID, H.. (2009). SEMANTIC EXTERNALISM: A WAY OF REFUTING THE INCOMMENSURABILITY THESIS. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION RESEARCH (NAMAH-I HIKMAT), 7(1 (13)), 91-106. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/125878/en

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MORVARID H.. SEMANTIC EXTERNALISM: A WAY OF REFUTING THE INCOMMENSURABILITY THESIS. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION RESEARCH (NAMAH-I HIKMAT)[Internet]. 2009;7(1 (13)):91-106. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/125878/en

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H. MORVARID, “SEMANTIC EXTERNALISM: A WAY OF REFUTING THE INCOMMENSURABILITY THESIS,” PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION RESEARCH (NAMAH-I HIKMAT), vol. 7, no. 1 (13), pp. 91–106, 2009, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/125878/en

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