On the notion of dialectics in the linguistic bodies theory
Filosofia Unisinos October 30, 2024 DOI: 10.4013/fsu.2021.221.13 (opens in new tab) via DOAJ
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThis paper examines the concept of dialectics within the theory of linguistic bodies, an enactivist framework. The author initially presents dialectics as having three aspects: ontological, methodological, and a dialectical model. Drawing on enactivist linguistic notions of concreteness and abstraction, the author then proposes reconceiving dialectics as a two-fold concept—methodological and epistemological. This reconceptualization aims to avoid a paradox that arises from acknowledging three ontological enactivist claims alongside certain assumptions of the methodological approach. The paper thus offers a theoretical argument about how to understand dialectics in this context.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Proposes that dialectics in linguistic bodies theory should be understood as a two-fold concept—methodological and epistemological—rather than three-aspect, to avoid a paradox. |
Abstract
This paper addresses the notion of dialectics in the linguistic bodies theory. First, it presents it as a three-aspect concept, namely, the ontological aspect, the methodological aspect, and the dialectical model. Subsequently, it discusses the ontological aspect and the dialectical model and, based on the enactivist linguistic notions of concreteness and abstraction, suggests that it can be conceived as a two-fold concept: methodological and epistemological. This suggestion intends to avoid the paradox we are led to by acknowledging three ontological enactivist claims and a few assumptions of the methodological approach. Keywords: Dialectics, Enactivism, Language, Epistemology, Ontology.