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 D. Lewis - Philosophy Dictionary of Arguments
 
Gavagai: fantasy word from a thought experiment of W.V.O. Quine. An expression (or fragment) of a completely foreign language is not unambiguously translatable into a known language, because it is not determined, whereupon the expression of the foreign language relates. Even pointing to an object does not create unambiguity. E.g. only a part or a property of the object can be referred to. See also translation, indeterminacy, translation manual, analytical hypothesis, uncertainty, reference, meaning.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.
 
Author Item    More concepts for author
Brandom, Robert Gavagai   Brandom
Field, Hartry Gavagai   Field
Lewis, David K. Gavagai   Lewis
Peacocke, Christopher Gavagai   Peacocke
Quine, W.V.O. Gavagai   Quine
Rorty, Richard Gavagai   Rorty

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