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<p>I argue that <italic>pace</italic> Quine, indeterminacy of translation affects observation sentences. I illustrate this indeterminacy with examples and show how it is tied to the indeterminacy affecting the analytical status of observation categoricals. I propose my own construal of the thesis of indeterminacy of translation, according to which indeterminacy is based on the inextricability of meaning and belief. I explain why this construal should be favored over Quine’s.</p>
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I argue that pace Quine, indeterminacy of translation affects observation sentences. I illustrate this indeterminacy with examples and show how it is tied to the indeterminacy affecting the analytical status of observation categoricals. I propose my own construal of the thesis of indeterminacy of translation, according to which indeterminacy is based on the inextricability of meaning and belief. I explain why this construal should be favored over Quine’s.

Translating Observation Sentences

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I argue that pace Quine, indeterminacy of translation affects observation sentences. I illustrate this indeterminacy with examples and show how it is tied to...

Translating Observation Sentences

Published Online: Oct 05, 2023

Page range: 375 - 395

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2022-0018

Keywords
analyticity, indeterminacy of translation, meaning, observation sentences, Quine

© 2022 Martin Montminy, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Translating Observation Sentences

Published Online: Oct 05, 2023

Page range: 375 - 395

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2022-0018

Keywordsanalyticity, indeterminacy of translation, meaning, observation sentences, Quine

© 2022 Martin Montminy, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
analyticity, indeterminacy of translation, meaning, observation sentences, Quine