哲学语言及其术语伦理

Philosophical Language and Terminological Ethics

对于哲学作为一门现代学科有没有自身行业语言的问题,现代分析哲学中的逻辑分析派与日常语言派均有正面回答,并强调通过语言上的分析与矫正来解决许多因为语言使用模糊而导致的哲学困境;两者的分歧点是:究竟人工语言还是日常语言更适于作为哲学语言的模型或范本。哲学语言的术语伦理是科学史上的术语伦理问题在现代哲学上的显现,关乎哲学语言的规范与哲学思想的创新。哲学语言应区分为好的与坏的,而每一位哲学家有权利选择好的、有义务谴责坏的哲学语言。此种术语伦理的存在意味着哲学家共同体应该且可以像科学家们那样在实践中追求某些关乎哲学语言规范与创新的伦理准则。

The logic analysis and ordinary language schools of modern analytic philosophy both have a direct answer to the question of whether the modern discipline of philosophy has its own specialized language and both stress using linguistic analysis and correction to clear up those philosophical dilemmas that arise from the unclear use of language. However,the two schools part company on whether constructed language or ordinary language is best suited to being a model or template for philosophical language.The question of the terminological ethics of philosophical language marks the appearance in modern philosophy of a longstanding question in the history of science;it bears on the norms of philosophical language and on innovation in philosophical thought.Philosophical language should discriminate between the good and the bad;each philosopher has his right to choose the good and the duty to censure the bad.The existence of terminological ethic simplies that the community of philosophers can and should,like scientists,pursue ethical guidelines on norms and innovation in philosophical language in their practice.