Acta Structuralica

international journal for structuralist research

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147626

The ideality of meaning in Husserl

Yukiko Okamoto

pp. 37-54

Abstract

This essay opposes the naturalistic point of view, e.g., Quine's, with regard to meaning in general. To show my own point of view, I examine Husserl's transcendentalism as revealed in his theory of meaning. Questions about objectivity and phenomenological methodology are mentioned, but in subsidiary concern. Quine's denial of meaning may be shown to undermine the basis of his claim of a firm core of empricism. Whenever he talks about "perceptual similarity" he can not help relying upon the subjective standpoint of unifying meaning that he rejects.

Publication details

Published in:

Blosser Philip, Shimomissé Eiichi, Embree Lester, Kojima Hiroshi (1993) Japanese and Western phenomenology. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 37-54

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-015-8218-6_3

Full citation:

Okamoto Yukiko (1993) „The ideality of meaning in Husserl“, In: P. Blosser, E. Shimomissé, L. Embree & H. Kojima (eds.), Japanese and Western phenomenology, Dordrecht, Springer, 37–54.