SINN, BEDEUTUNG AND THE PARADOX OF ANALYSIS

Author(s): MICHAEL BEANEY
Journal: Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations
ISSN: 1841-0295
Year: 2005
Volume: 4
Issue: 2
Full text: http://denbridgepress.com/lpi_abstract.php?a=32
Publisher: Denbridge Press - New York
Abstract: An analysis should not be regarded as simply trying to capture our pre-existing conceptions, although our ordinary understanding does act as a constraint. The aim of analysis is to extend or refine rather than replace our ordinary conceptions, for particular purposes. What makes an analysis a good one is its success, as part of some overall theory, in convincing us that our ordinary discourse is indeed imprecise, and requires refinement for theoretical purposes.