Ajdukiewicz on language change and truth
pp. 131-149
Abstract
In 1934 Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz published two related papers: "Language and Meaning'1 and "The World-Picture and the Conceptual Apparatus'2, whose main purpose was to apply a theory of language to explain the indisputable fact that science evolves. His project comprised a conception of meaning-rules, the thesis of radical conventionalism, a pragmatic explanation of truth and criteria of goodness for World-Pictures.3
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Hintikka Jaakko, Czarnecki Tadeusz, Placek Tomasz, Rojszczak Artur (2003) Philosophy and logic in search of the Polish tradition: essays in honour of jan Woleński on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 131-149
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-0249-2_10
Full citation:
Czarnecki Tadeusz (2003) „Ajdukiewicz on language change and truth“, In: J. Hintikka, T. Czarnecki, T. Placek & A. Rojszczak (eds.), Philosophy and logic in search of the Polish tradition, Dordrecht, Springer, 131–149.