On Jul 29, 2008, at 12:34 PM, FERENC KOVACS wrote:
> To supplement my comment with citation from authorities
> Translation from Hungarian of Tractatus:
> 2.1 We create images of facts
> 2.12 An image is a model of reality.
> 2.13 Objects in a picture correspond to the components of a picture.
> 2.14.1 A picture is a fact
> 2.182 All pictures are of logic at the same time
> 3. The logical picture of facts is an idea (01)
All of which have been the source of *endless* analysis and debate
over the last 80 years. The general consensus among philosophers and
linguists is that W's so-called "picture theory of meaning" (based on
the passages above) is utterly untenable as a general semantic
theory. Perhaps the best shot at making something of the idea is
Barwise and Perry's situation semantics which (a) bears at best a
family resemblance to W's picture theory and (b) has sort of petered
out as a research paradigm in semantics. Situation *theory*, by
contrast, which arose out of the efforts of Barwise and others to
develop a rigorous mathematical foundation for situation semantics,
has evolved into a very sophisticated mathematical theory of
information and information flow known as "channel theory". The
definitive reference here is Barwise and Seligman, _Information Flow:
The Logic of Distributed Systems_, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
A nice overview of channel theory and some related topics can be found
online in the paper "Logics, Situations and Channels" by the
ridiculously prolific Aussie logician Greg Restall
(http://consequently.org/papers/logics_situations_channels.pdf
). (02)
-chris (03)
_________________________________________________________________
Message Archives: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/
Subscribe/Config: http://ontolog.cim3.net/mailman/listinfo/ontolog-forum/
Unsubscribe: mailto:ontolog-forum-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Shared Files: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/
Community Wiki: http://ontolog.cim3.net/wiki/
To Post: mailto:ontolog-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (04)
|