Word and Object

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non-fiction book philosophy book

"Word and Object" is a seminal 1960 work of analytic philosophy by W.V.O. Quine that develops his views on meaning, reference, and the indeterminacy of translation.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	non-fiction book ⓘ philosophy book ⓘ
academicDiscipline	cognitive science ⓘ linguistics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ
author	Willard Van Orman Quine ⓘ surface form: W.V.O. Quine Willard Van Orman Quine ⓘ
centralClaim	meaning is not determinate across translation manuals ⓘ ontology is relative to a background theory ⓘ reference is inscrutable relative to total theory ⓘ semantic notions should be treated behavioristically ⓘ there is no fact of the matter about a unique correct translation ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticizes	analytic–synthetic distinction ⓘ
developsConcept	canonical notation ⓘ indeterminacy of translation ⓘ inscrutability of reference ⓘ observation sentence ⓘ occasion sentence ⓘ ontological relativity ⓘ radical translation ⓘ regimentation of language ⓘ stimulus meaning ⓘ
genre	analytic philosophy ⓘ
hasEdition	1960 first edition ⓘ
hasPart	chapter on ontological relativity ⓘ chapter on radical translation ⓘ discussion of observation sentences ⓘ discussion of stimulus meaning ⓘ
influenced	Daniel Dennett ⓘ Donald Davidson ⓘ Hilary Putnam ⓘ analytic philosophy of language ⓘ naturalized epistemology ⓘ
influencedBy	behaviorism ⓘ empiricism ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	epistemology ⓘ ontology ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ
notableIdea	there is no objective fact of the matter about reference assignments ⓘ translation is underdetermined by all possible behavioral evidence ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	naturalism ⓘ naturalized epistemology ⓘ
publicationYear	1960 ⓘ
publisher	Wiley-Blackwell ⓘ surface form: John Wiley & Sons MIT Press ⓘ MIT Press ⓘ surface form: Technology Press of MIT
relatedWork	Ontological Relativity and Other Essays ⓘ “Two Dogmas of Empiricism” ⓘ surface form: Two Dogmas of Empiricism

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Existence and Quantification → relatedWork → Word and Object ⓘ

Speaking of Objects → relatedWork → Word and Object ⓘ

Identity, Ostension, and Hypostasis → relatedWork → Word and Object ⓘ

Grades of Theoreticity → relatedWork → Word and Object ⓘ

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essay "The Problem of Meaning in Linguistics" → relatedWork → Word and Object ⓘ

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essay "Notes on the Theory of Reference" → relatedWork → Word and Object ⓘ

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essay "Designation and Existence" → relatedWork → Word and Object ⓘ

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