On Meaning and Measuring: A philosophical and historical View

• Trillas, Enric ^[1] ; Seising, Rudolf ^[1]
  1. [1] European Centre for Soft Computing
• Localización: Agora: papeles de filosofía, ISSN 0211-6642, Vol. 34, Nº 2, 2015, págs. 1-23
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.15304/ag.34.2.2096
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  • español

    El objetivo de este trabajo es reconsiderar el punto de vista defendido por los pensadores que se pueden adscribir al famoso ‘Círculo de Viena’ sobre el significado y, especialmente, sobre los enunciados asignificativos. Para ello, procedemos usando la típica forma científica,heredera de la tradición del Círculo, de medir empíricamente los conceptos adquiridos. Además, proporcionamos algunas notas históricas, así como algunas reflexiones sobre el pensamiento de Karl Menger sobre la carencia de una geometría adecuada para el micromundo.

  • English

    This paper just tries to revisit the view on meaning, and particularly in meaningless statements, hold by the thinkers inscribed in the famous "Vienna Circle". It is done under the typically scientific form of measuring empirically adquired concepts that can be considered in the same tradition of the Circle. In addition, it also contains some historical notes, as well as some related reflexions on Karl Menger's  thought on the lack of a suitable geometry for the microworld.

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