Language, Material, and Evolution
Tran Duc Thao’s view on Problem of Meaning in Words
Keywords:
Philosophy of Language, Tran Duc Thao, Dialectical Materialism, meaning, evolutionAbstract
This article explores the problem of word meaning. The significant conflict in this issue lies in whether meaning depends on the relationship between words and objects, or the relationship between words and the thoughts of language users. This manifests as a direct contradiction between naturalism and conventionalism respectively. This article observes a trend towards the inclination of conventionalism, resulting in language being considered less related to the external world, leading to problems in epistemology. Then, it presents Tran Duc Thao’s concept of origin of language, suggesting that the emergence of language is an evolutionary process of communication behavior stemming from changing behavioral patterns and environmental circumstances according to materialist dialectic framework. Language emergence is thus regarded as an objective process independent of thought. Moreover, it asserts the evolution of meaning resulting from the changes in both humans and the material world. The proposal thus assumes a holistic perspective, showcasing the dynamic relationships between language, thought, and the material world. This framework can be utilized to reconcile conflicts regarding the meaning of words.
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