The Pragmatic Theory of Meaning
The paper addresses the proto-pragmatic theory of meaning formulated by Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz (1890-1963), one of the most prominent inter-war Polish analytic philosophers from a philosophical school called the Lvov-Warsaw School. The paper finds a point of intersection between analytic philosophy a...
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| description | The paper addresses the proto-pragmatic theory of meaning formulated by Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz (1890-1963), one of the most prominent inter-war Polish analytic philosophers from a philosophical school called the Lvov-Warsaw School. The paper finds a point of intersection between analytic philosophy and pragmatism on the basis of this particular case study and places Ajdukiewicz’s theory in close proximity to the so-called semantic pragmatism of Robert B. Brandom (1950-). The paper argues that there are three particular spheres where we can detect a striking similarity between the two standpoints, which could both be described as exemplifications of analytic pragmatism. The first sphere of similarity is their description of the dominance of pragmatics over semantics. The second sphere of similarity concerns the so-called pragmatic mediation of semantic relations (using a phrase coined by Brandom). And the third similarity regards the concept of the rules of assertions.
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| spelling | doaj-art-1b37ef8d88c3450c97f1eb26d6a586992025-08-20T03:31:38ZengPolskie Towarzystwo Semiotyczne / The Polish Semiotic SocietyStudia Semiotyczne0137-66082544-073X2025-07-01372The Pragmatic Theory of MeaningPiotr Szałek0The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Faculty of PhilosophyThe paper addresses the proto-pragmatic theory of meaning formulated by Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz (1890-1963), one of the most prominent inter-war Polish analytic philosophers from a philosophical school called the Lvov-Warsaw School. The paper finds a point of intersection between analytic philosophy and pragmatism on the basis of this particular case study and places Ajdukiewicz’s theory in close proximity to the so-called semantic pragmatism of Robert B. Brandom (1950-). The paper argues that there are three particular spheres where we can detect a striking similarity between the two standpoints, which could both be described as exemplifications of analytic pragmatism. The first sphere of similarity is their description of the dominance of pragmatics over semantics. The second sphere of similarity concerns the so-called pragmatic mediation of semantic relations (using a phrase coined by Brandom). And the third similarity regards the concept of the rules of assertions. https://pts2.home.pl/studiaojs/index.php/Studiasemiotyczne/article/view/262Kazimierz AjdukiewiczRobert Brandomanalytic pragmatismtheory of meaningrules of assertions |
| spellingShingle | Piotr Szałek The Pragmatic Theory of Meaning Studia Semiotyczne Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz Robert Brandom analytic pragmatism theory of meaning rules of assertions |
| title | The Pragmatic Theory of Meaning |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The Pragmatic Theory of Meaning |
| title_short | The Pragmatic Theory of Meaning |
| title_sort | pragmatic theory of meaning |
| topic | Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz Robert Brandom analytic pragmatism theory of meaning rules of assertions |
| url | https://pts2.home.pl/studiaojs/index.php/Studiasemiotyczne/article/view/262 |
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