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AUGUSTINO DE DIALECTICA IR ANKSTYVIEJI STOIKAI: KALBINIŲ REIKŠMIŲ SKYRYBOS.

This paper analyses Augustine's conception of verbal meaning (sayable, dicibile) in his early work De dialectica. Scholars have often suggested that it is based on or at least is very similar to that of the early Stoics. It is claimed that the widely accepted view should be reconsidered. The gap bet...

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Published in:Problems / Problemos Vol. 92; pp. 158 - 169
Main Author: Kurlavičiūtė, Gintarė
Format: Article
Published: Vilnius University 2017
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Summary:This paper analyses Augustine's conception of verbal meaning (sayable, dicibile) in his early work De dialectica. Scholars have often suggested that it is based on or at least is very similar to that of the early Stoics. It is claimed that the widely accepted view should be reconsidered. The gap between dicibile and λεκτόν becomes clear when questions are raised such as "what is the minimal meaningful unit" and "Where are verbal meanings". Augustine is interested in meanings at the level of simple words (simplicia verba), while the main interest of the Stoics is to explore the meanings of statements (ἀξιώματα) - especially those statements which can be subject to truth and falsity. What is more, Augustine's claim that meanings are contained in the mind, held within the mind, is incompatible with the claim of the Stoics that they subsist in accordance with thought, with a rational impression.
Straipsnyje nagrinėjama Augustino kalbinės reikšmės (dicibile) samprata ankstyvajame veikale „De dialectica". Teigiama, jog įsitvirtinusi interpretacija, ją kildinanti iš ankstyvųjų stoikų λεκτόν sampratos, reikalauja korekcijų. Kaip šių sampratų pertrūkį lemiančias priežastis siūloma svarstyti kalbinę reikšmę įgyjančio minimalaus vieneto, reikšmių egzistavimo vietos klausimus. Parodoma, jog reikšmės ir paskiro žodžio jungtis, kurią postuluoja Augustinas, yra daug sunkiau įžiūrima stoikų teorijoje. Taip pat atskleidžiama, jog Augustinui priimtina proto, kaip kalbinių reikšmių vietos, idėja yra nesuderinama su stoikų teiginiais šiuo klausimu.