On the vulnerability of rigid designation: the kuhnian criticism of the Causal Theory of Reference

The application of the Causal Theory of Reference to terms for natural kinds is generally defended on the basis of arguments which presuppose the legitimacy of mental experiments like the famous 'Twin Earth Experiment'. This kind of argument presuppose that: (i) it is possible to distingui...

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spelling oai:periodicos.ufrn.br:article-180512019-10-11T19:01:06Z On the vulnerability of rigid designation: the kuhnian criticism of the Causal Theory of Reference Sobre a vulnerabilidade da designação rígida: a crítica kuhniana à Teoria Causal da Referência Ferreira, Rodrigo Sabadin Thomas Kuhn Possible Worlds Incommensurability Natural kinds Causal Theory of Reference Thomas Kuhn; Mundos Possíveis; Incomensurabilidade; Espécies Naturais; Teoria Causal da Referência; The application of the Causal Theory of Reference to terms for natural kinds is generally defended on the basis of arguments which presuppose the legitimacy of mental experiments like the famous 'Twin Earth Experiment'. This kind of argument presuppose that: (i) it is possible to distinguish accidental from essential properties of natural kinds and (ii) that there is a world in which distinct natural kinds share all essential properties, but differ in their essential properties. This text aims at defending an interpretation of Thomas Kuhn's criticism of the Causal Theory based on the partial refusal of (i) and (ii) that builds upon Ian Hacking's taxonomic reading of the thesis of incommensurability thesis between scientific theories. Our conclusion is that such a reading allows one to refuse the recurrent claim that the Causal Theory refutes the Kuhnian thesis of incommensurability. A aplicação da Teoria Causal da referência à termos de espécies naturais é geralmente defendida com base em argumentos que pressupõem a legitimidade de experimentos mentais como o famoso 'Experimento da Terra Gêmea'. Essa espécie de argumento pressupõe que: (i) é possível distinguir entre propriedades acidentais e essenciais de espécies naturais e (ii) há um mundo no qual espécies naturais distintas partilham todas as suas propriedades acidentais, mas diferem em alguma propriedade essencial. Esse texto tem por objetivo defender uma interpretação da crítica de Thomas Kuhn à Teoria Causal baseada na recusa parcial de (i) e (ii) a partir da interpretação taxonômica de Ian Hacking da tese de incomensurabilidade entre teorias científicas. Nossa conclusão é que tal leitura permite recusar a recorrente afirmação encontrada na literatura de que a Teoria Causal refuta a tese de incomensurabilidade Kuhniana. EDUFRN 2019-09-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Avaliado pelos pares application/pdf https://periodicos.ufrn.br/principios/article/view/18051 Princípios: Revista de Filosofia (UFRN); v. 26 n. 51 (2019): Princípios: Revista de Filosofia (UFRN); 205-224 1983-2109 0104-8694 10.21680/1983-2109.2019v26n51 por https://periodicos.ufrn.br/principios/article/view/18051/12114 Copyright (c) 2019 Rodrigo Sabadin Ferreira
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On the vulnerability of rigid designation: the kuhnian criticism of the Causal Theory of Reference
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title On the vulnerability of rigid designation: the kuhnian criticism of the Causal Theory of Reference
title_short On the vulnerability of rigid designation: the kuhnian criticism of the Causal Theory of Reference
title_full On the vulnerability of rigid designation: the kuhnian criticism of the Causal Theory of Reference
title_fullStr On the vulnerability of rigid designation: the kuhnian criticism of the Causal Theory of Reference
title_full_unstemmed On the vulnerability of rigid designation: the kuhnian criticism of the Causal Theory of Reference
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description The application of the Causal Theory of Reference to terms for natural kinds is generally defended on the basis of arguments which presuppose the legitimacy of mental experiments like the famous 'Twin Earth Experiment'. This kind of argument presuppose that: (i) it is possible to distinguish accidental from essential properties of natural kinds and (ii) that there is a world in which distinct natural kinds share all essential properties, but differ in their essential properties. This text aims at defending an interpretation of Thomas Kuhn's criticism of the Causal Theory based on the partial refusal of (i) and (ii) that builds upon Ian Hacking's taxonomic reading of the thesis of incommensurability thesis between scientific theories. Our conclusion is that such a reading allows one to refuse the recurrent claim that the Causal Theory refutes the Kuhnian thesis of incommensurability.
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