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Dummett da Davidson da dilin düşünceyi oluşturduğunu düşünür, ancak tam olarak aynı şeyi kastetmezler. Dummett dilin düşünceyi öncelediğine inanır, halbuki Davidson için dil ya da düşünce birbirini öncelemez. Yine de, bu iki düşünürün ortak paydası olan fikir şöyle ifade edilebilir: Dil düşünce için zorunludur. Bu savı anlamak için hem Dummett’ın hem de Davidson’ın argümanlarını ele alıp, ikisi için de bu savı temellendiren ana argümanın nesnellik argümanı olduğunu göstereceğim. Her iki düşünür için de düşüncenin nesnelliğinin kaynağında yatan şeyin doğal dil olduğunu savunacağım.
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Both Dummett and Davidson believe that language is constitutive of thought. However, they do not believe exactly the same thing. Dummett believes that language is prior to thought, whereas Davidson believes that neither is prior to the other. Still, they share a common core that can be put as follows: language is necessary for thought. In order to understand this claim that I look at their arguments and show that for both philosophers the argument from objectivity is the main argument to secure their conclusion. I argue that for both of them natural language is the source of the objectivity of thoughts.
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