奎因与逻辑的观念——访清华大学王路教授

Quine and Conception of Logic——The Interview with Professor Wang Lu

奎因是20世纪西方最伟大的哲学家之一。逻辑的理论和方法是奎因哲学的基础。他强调一阶逻辑的重要性,甚至认为模态逻辑不属于逻辑。他对许多传统哲学观念提出挑战,包括关于分析判断和综合判断的区分,有关个体的本体论承诺等等,在哲学研究中产生广泛的影响。王路教授赞同奎因的逻辑观,认为从弗雷格到奎因,他们的逻辑观是一样的,尽管他们使用了不同的表述方式;奎因的逻辑观与亚里士多德的逻辑观是一脉相承的。这种逻辑观在理论上体现的是关于量词的研究,实质则是对普遍性的追求。正是在这一点上,它与哲学是一致的,因此,能够在哲学研究中起着十分重要的作用。

Quine was one of the greatest philosophers of the West in the 19th century.The basis of Quine’s philosophy was remarkably laid out by his theory and method of logic.Placing overwhelming weight on the importance of the first logic,he even believed that modal logic did not really count as logics at all.By challenging traditional philosophical thoughts,including the distinction between the analytic and synthetic as well as the ontological commitments on individuals and the like,Quine exerted a far ranging influence on philosophical research.Standing on the side with Quine’s fundamental understanding of logic,Wang Lu believes both Frege and Quine shared the same conception of logic,Quine’s conception of logic was in accordance with Aristotle’s.