蒯因并不叫做蒯因（英文）

Quine was Never Called Quine

在对非元语言性谓词主义的近期辩护中,法拉诉诸两种称谓概念的区分,以期避免元语言谓词主义所遭遇的克里普克式的贫乏性诘难。本文试图表明,法拉的核心论证并不成立,因为其本身也面临某种令人意想不到的恶性循环。为了避免克里普克式的贫乏性诘难,法拉将面临某种不一致性;而反过来为了避免不一致性,法拉很可能被迫落入贫乏性陷阱。

In her recent defense of non-metalinguistic Predicativism,Fara appealed to the distinction of two notions of calling to avoid the Kripkean charge of triviality that metalinguistic Predicativism seems to fall prey to.This article attempts to show that Fara’s master argument is deeply flawed,for it is circumscribed within an unexpected pattern of vicious circularity.In order to avoid the Kripkean charge of triviality,she was led to a certain sort of inconsistency.