Talk:Explication

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Carnap
I have added some examples of Carnapian explications. It needs a language check from someone who speaks English fluently.

I have also changed the headline. I don't find any argument in the section, so I don't think it is appropriate to call the section "Carnap's argument". The next headline should probably be changed too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.177.155.226 (talk) 14:39, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

I have also changed the headline of the section about explication as a proses v. as an outcome. "Explication" is a noun in both cases. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.177.155.226 (talk) 14:42, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

The sentence "Carnap's argument provides a helpful foundation in understanding.." expresses a point of view. In my opinion we should probably either delete it or rephrase it: "According to nn, Carnap provides a.." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.177.155.226 (talk) 14:56, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Explication de texte
I deleted the passage: Sadly the differences between explication and explication de texte are sometimes ignored, so that explication de texte is often wrongly labelled as explication. The confusion is sometimes compounded by search engine results which tend to group 'explication' and 'explication de texte' in the same list of results.

because it was uncited, doesn't seem to represent common knowledge, and possible reflects the opinion of whoever authored it. If you have a problem with that, feel free to argue it here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.23.22.159 (talk) 15:39, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Semantic explication
Hey all, I noticed that the section about semantic explication said that "these explications can fit into natural language, even if it sounds very awkward." I think it would be useful to explain what it means for an explication to "fit into" natural language. My first guess would be that wherever the original word appears, it can be replaced by its explication without any other modification of the text. The example given doesn't follow that understanding: The clown looks [happy] is replaced by The clown looks like [the explication for happy] (emphasis added). So it would be good to clarify what it means for an explication to fit, or to find a different example. Thanks for reading! JonathanHopeThisIsUnique (talk) 22:19, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

I thought of a replacement example: The clown looks like the clown is happy Versus The clown looks like the clown is [explication for happy] But I still think a clearer explanation of what it means for an explication to fit into natural language is necessary. Plus, this rephrasing doesn't adress how to handle the original example. JonathanHopeThisIsUnique (talk) 22:42, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Use of the word "explication"
The section was previously titled "Explication as a process versus explication as an outcome" and was uncited. I have changed the section and cited it accordingly. Ainsmcf (talk) 04:35, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Information Added to Lead
I went ahead and added an additional sentence to the lead to summarize the section about explication in analytical philosophy and literary analysis/criticism. CaptainKiser (talk) 01:10, 19 March 2021 (UTC)