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In philosophy, a point of view is a specified or stated manner of consideration, 〔("Point of view" ), Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 31 Aug. 2015.〕 an attitude how one sees or thinks of something, 〔("Point of view" ) The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Houghton Mifflin Company. 31 Aug. 2015.〕 as in "from doctor's point of view". This figurative usage of the expression as attested since 1760.〔("Point of view." ) Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper, Historian. 31 Aug. 2015.〕 In this meaning, the usage is synonymous with one of the meanings of the term perspective.〔Campos, Gutiérrez, p. 2〕 〔 ==Analysis== Margarita Vázquez Campos and Antonio Manuel Liz Gutiérrez in their work "The Notion of Point of View" give a comprehensive analysis of the structure of the concept. They point that despite being crucial in many discourses, the notion has not been adequately analyzed, although some important works do exist.〔Campos, Gutiérrez, p. 2〕 They mention that early classical Greek philosophers, starting from Parmenides and Heraclitus discussed the relation between "appearance" and reality, i.e., how our points of view are connected with reality. 〔Campos-Gutiérrez, p. 7〕 They specifically point out Ludwig Wittgenstein's ''Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus''. They consider Wittgenstein's theory of "pictures" or "models" (Wittgenstein used the German word ''Bild'', which means both "picture" and "model") as an illustration of the relationship between points of view and reality.〔Campos,Gutiérrez, p. 14〕 The concept of the "point of view" is highly multifunctional and ambiguous. Many things may be judged from certain personal, traditional or moral point of view (as in "the beauty is in the eye of the beholder"). Our knowledge about the reality is often relative to a certain point of view.〔Campos,Gutiérrez, p. 2〕 Vázquez Campos and Manuel Liz Gutierrez suggested to analyze the concept of the "point of view" using two approaches: one based on the concept of "propositional attitudes", another is based on the concepts of "location" and "access".〔Manuel Liz, p. 110〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Point of view (philosophy)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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