Référence et dénotation des termes scientifiques

Philosophiques 18 (2):27-62 (1991)
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Le point de départ de l'article est la théorie de la signification et de la référence des termes scientifiques présentée par Hilary Putnam dans son article « The Meaning of 'Meaning7 » et quelques autres essais de Mind, Language and Reality. Dans la partie critique du texte la thèse et les arguments de Putnam, ainsi que sa prétention d'éviter le problème de rincommensurabilité des théories rivales, sont évalués à la lumière de la distinction que nous introduisons entre référence et dénotation. Dans sa partie constructive le texte propose les grandes lignes d'un traitement de la référence des termes scientifiques qui s'appuie sur notre conception de la structure de la théorie physique, le pragmatisme constructif.The paper's starting point is Hilary Putnam's theory of meaning and reference for scientific terms, as presented in " The Meaning of 'Meaning' " and several other essays from his Mind, Language and Reality. A critique of Putnam's thesis and arguments, as well as of his claim to avoid the problem of incommensurability of competing theories, is offered in the light of our own distinction between reference and denotation. In the process we develop an outline of a theory of reference for scientific terms that builds on our view of the structure of physical theory: constructive pragmatism

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