The Logical Basis of

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Abstract: With the introduction of analytic philosophy in general and the analysis of everyday language in particular into studies of literary theory, illocution has become a widely accepted theoretical resource therein. The ready application of this theory in literary studies without considering its evolution within analytic philosophy has caused many problems in literary theory, the most visible of which is the issue of "intentionality" contained in illocution. Searle's seminal paper "The Logical Status of Fictional Discourse" marks the involvement of analytic philosophy in studies of literary theory, but his "given intentionality" stance has become a new problem. The logical status of intentionality has to be addressed in the introduction of analytic philosophy into studies of literary theory, which entails an examination of the logical basis of illocution from the point of view of analytic philosophy. The paper explores the logical basis of "illocutionary" by rethinking the "indeterminacy" of Quine and the significant dispute between Wittgenstein and Kripke in this regard, and illustrates the logical status of "intentionality" in "illocution" and the tendency of "the turn of everyday ethics" incurred by the blending of the speech act theory and literary theory.

Key words: illocution, literary theory, reductio ad absurdum, intentionality, rule-following

Lin Yunke. The Logical Basis of "Illocution" and the Problem of "Intentionality": Quine's "Reducto ad Absurdum" and the Dispute between Wittgenstein and Kripke[J]. Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art, 2017, 37(2): 183-192.

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(1)在原文中,括号里的句子都以“without”开头,但是由于在现象学的视角下,括号本身就有“悬置”的功能,故不必将“without”翻译出来。
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