A Complementary Approach to Aristotleâs Account and Carnapâs Account of Explication

Christian J. Feldbacher-Escamilla

A Complementary Approach to Aristotleâs Account and Carnapâs Account of Explication

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Christian J. Feldbacher-Escamilla

Christian J. Feldbacher-Escamilla Heinrich-Heine-UniversitÃ¤t DÃ¼sseldorf

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.30965/9783957437310_003

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In this paper, it is argued that there are relevant similarities between Aristotleâs account of definition and Carnapâs account of explication. To show this, first, Aristotleâs conditions of adequacy for definitions are provided and an outline of the main critique put forward against Aristotleâs account of definition is given. Subsequently, Carnapâs conditions of adequacy for explications are presented and discussed. It is shown that Aristotleâs conditions of extensional correctness can be interpreted against the backdrop of Carnapâs condition of similarity once one skips Aristotelian essentialism and takes a Carnapian and more pragmatic stance. Finally, it is argued that, in general, a complementary rational reconstruction of both approaches allows for resolving problems of interpretational underdetermination.

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Analysis and Explication in 20th Century Philosophy

Series:Â Logical Analysis and History of Philosophy / Philosophiegeschichte und logische Analyse, Volume: 22

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Publisher:: Brill | mentis

Print Publication Date:: 27 Jan 2020

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