命题构成与弗雷格式涵义

Propositional Constituency and Fregean Sinn

结构化命题和对结构化命题的自然化解释,是当前哲学界主流的命题理论。根据这种理论,命题是具有组分和结构的复合实体,其表征能力应该诉诸人的语言和认知活动来得到解释。然而,自然化进路并不能解决结构化命题的统合问题,反而引起更多的困难,因而不能成立。有些哲学家提出结构化命题的命题构成问题,试图拒斥包括整分论进路在内的所有结构化命题。但是,利用弗雷格的涵义(思想)我们可以避免和回应这些批评,从而在简单命题和结构化命题之间取得某种结合。

Structured propositions and their naturalized accounts are the dominant propositional theories in contemporary philosophy,according to which propositions are complex entities with constituents and structures,and their representative power should be explained appealing to language and cognitive activities. Naturalized accounts,however,cannot solve the unity problem of structured propositions,but cause more difficulties,thus these accounts cannot be true. Some philosophers pose problem of propositional constituency,and try to reject all kinds of structured propositions including mereological ones. We can,however,employ Fregean Sinn to avoid or respond to these criticisms,and then reach an unification between simple and structured propositions.