Is Water H2O? On Hilary Putnam’s Theory in the Light of the Philosophy of Chemistry
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https://doi.org/10.12775/RF.2021.018Keywords
water, H2O, chemistry, meaning, reference, identityAbstract
The paper presents an analysis of the sentence “water is H2O” as a significant example for the theory of meaning, scientific realism and philosophy of chemistry. Subsequent chapters introduce Putnam’s theory of the meaning, referring it to the term “water” understood by scientists and ordinary users of language, possible readings of the sentence “water is H2O” and a critique of Putnam’s example. The author also considers the validity of the example and how to interpret the sentence “water is H2O”. The paper aims to show how we can accept Putnam’s example despite the solid and accurate criticism.
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