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Object: The object in philosophy is anything that can be thought about or talked about. It can be concrete or abstract, and it is often contrasted with the subject, which is the being that is doing the thinking or talking. See also Subject, Subject-Object Problem, Objects (Material things)._____________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. | |||
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Wilfrid Sellars on Object - Dictionary of Arguments
II 315/16 Object/Sellars: an object is named and not predicated. >Predication, >Naming, >Objects. Fact/Sellars: a fact is predicated and not named. (Although the name of a statement can be made). >Facts, >Name of a sentence, >Description levels. --- II 319f Def "natural language object"/Sellars: linguistic objects with abstracted background. >Bracketing. We abstract from our knowledge in order to think of the objects as natural objects. II 324 Natural language objects: Solution: natural linguistic objects as linguistic counterparts are non-linguistic objects (not facts!). >Searle’s background) One can speak of them as "proper names". This adopts Wittgenstein's idea that basic statements must be construed as proper names, occurring in a certain way. >Names/Wittgenstein, >Wittgenstein,_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Sellars I Wilfrid Sellars The Myth of the Given: Three Lectures on the Philosophy of Mind, University of London 1956 in: H. Feigl/M. Scriven (eds.) Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science 1956 German Edition: Der Empirismus und die Philosophie des Geistes Paderborn 1999 Sellars II Wilfred Sellars Science, Perception, and Reality, London 1963 In Wahrheitstheorien, Gunnar Skirbekk, Frankfurt/M. 1977 |