意义是认知的一种工具——杜威意义理论探究

Meaning Is An Instrument of Cognition:An Inquiry on Theory of John Dewey's Meaning

意义理论是杜威工具主义的组成部分,他立足于其实用主义,从认知对象的维度,应用自然主义的方法,借助于行为主义来诠释意义问题,将意义视为认知的一种工具。其意义理论属于语用学的领域,体现了实用主义和分析哲学的结合和渗透,其理论特色在于对意义背后的现实实践活动、形成意义的语境以及意义的功能进行分析,其理论受到了众多哲学家的拥护和非议,同时对新实用主义意义理论产生了重要的影响。

The theory of meaning is one of Dewey＇s instrumentalism, he studied meaning in the view of cognizing object on the basic of his Pragmatism, and he understood the problem of meaning through method of Naturalism and behaviorism, so he thought meaning was an instrument of cognition. Dewey＇s theory of meaning belongs to a field of pragmatics, the theory of meaning of Dewey＇s behaviorism indicates combination of Pragmatism and philosophy of Analyse. Dewey＇s theory of meaning was aecep ed by many philosopher, many philosophers criticized his theory of meaning too, and it has great important on theory of new Pragmatism＇s meaning.