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China Terminology ›› 2018, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (6): 22-27.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8578.2018.06.004

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“Prospects of a Philosophy of Terminology” by Prof. Budin

QIU Bihua   

  • Received:2018-02-26 Revised:2018-08-30 Online:2018-12-25 Published:2019-01-09

Abstract:

In 2003,“the colloquium comparison of the theoretical foundations of terminology in eastern Europe and the western countries” organized by the International Institute for Terminology Research (IITF)was held. On the occasion of this conference, terminology scholars from Eastern and Western Europa aired their views freely. Russian terminology expert Larissa Alexeeva delivered a presentation entitled “Interaction between Terminology and Philosophy”. Prof. Gerhard Budin, the vice-president of IITF made a speech named “Prospects of a Philosophy of Terminology”, which focused on the legacy of Austrian philosophy and its impact on the historical development of the theory of terminology. The theoretical relationship between terminology and the knowledge engineering, as well as with the knowledge ontology had also been analyzed. The aim of this article is to try to introduce the main opinions expressed by Prof. Budin for the Chinese readers.

Key words: philosophy of terminology, knowledge engineering, knowledge ontology, epistemology, realist ontology

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