Quine and the Inscrutibility of Languages
International Studies in Philosophy 24 (1):33-46 (1992)
Abstract
Because there is no formal procedure for determining to which language a given expression belongs, it is impossible to limit indeterminacy and inscrutability "at home" by appealing to the principle of ontological relativity. Not only is it impossible to ostend a unique language to which a particular expression would belong, it is impossible even to determine rigorously the boundaries which separate one language from another. Languages are themselves inscrutableAuthor's Profile
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10.5840/intstudphil19922413
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