Quine on Quantification and Existence  

作　　者：Tom Stoneham 

机构地区：[1]Department of Philosophy, University of York, YO 10 5DD, UK

出　　处：《Frontiers of Philosophy in China》2016年第1期54-72,共19页中国哲学前沿（英文版）

摘　　要：Quine＇s justly famous paper ＂On What There Is＂ introduced a criterion of ontological commitment which has been almost universally accepted by analytic philosophers ever since. In this paper 1 try to unpack some of the substantive and controversial philosophical commitments that are presupposed by this criterion. The aim is not to show that the criterion is incorrect, but merely that it is not as obvious as it is taken to be by many, and that we might have reasons to explore alternative ways of thinking about ontological commitments.Quine＇s justly famous paper ＂On What There Is＂ introduced a criterion of ontological commitment which has been almost universally accepted by analytic philosophers ever since. In this paper 1 try to unpack some of the substantive and controversial philosophical commitments that are presupposed by this criterion. The aim is not to show that the criterion is incorrect, but merely that it is not as obvious as it is taken to be by many, and that we might have reasons to explore alternative ways of thinking about ontological commitments.

关 键 词：DETERMINACY EXISTENCE IDENTITY LOGIC METAPHYSICS ontology quantification QUINE 

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