關鍵語詞的定義
許多哲學問題的癥結在於問題中關鍵語詞的定義。對於「正義」這個概念的不同觀點,其實各自說明了對於「正義」兩字應當如何的看法,也形成各種政治哲學的議題與論辯;同樣的,對於「自由」這個概念的不同詮釋,也會導致「自由」這個概念是否相容於決定論的各種主張。但是哲學問題並非最終只是一個名詞各自表述。我相信哲學家們都會相信,只有一個名詞的定義,就哲學討論來說,才是最為妥當的定義,是最有哲學意識的定義,是最能點出哲學問題的關懷與困惑。因此,我們不應只是主張:其實哲學問題就只是定義不同所導致的結果。這個主張只答對了一半,哲學的功能應該是在關鍵語詞的各種不同的說明當中,挑選出最為妥當的解釋,而後有效地帶出整個哲學問題。
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(節錄於我的形上學報告第二頁)
3 comments:
There are many definitions. But concerning the philosophical question we ask, only some of them capture what we want to say.
Wether it is a good definition depends on what we realy ask.
A follow up:
So to analyze a concept is to approximate the question about which we really feel confused.
Before reaching the good definiton, we are not sure what we really doubt!!!
So, if analysing concepts is just a way to clarify the question, how can we solve a philospohical problem just by analysing concepts?
所以寫我的博士論文是一個哲學生成的過程?
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