Quine's Philosophy
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Quine's Philosophy

An Introduction

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eBook - ePub

Quine's Philosophy

An Introduction

About this book

W.V. Quine is one of the leading figures of 20th century analytic philosophy, and still among the most influential. But his work can be challenging and complex, and indeed often misunderstood. In this updated introduction to Quine's thought, Gary Kemp examines his seemingly disparate views as a unified whole and offers a valuable guide for anyone approaching Quine for the first time. Informed by current debates and updated throughout, this edition now includes: · Thoroughly revised and expanded text
· More references to commentaries, secondary literature and works by Quine
· Suggestions for further reading
· Newly introduced material on Empirical Content, Explication, Nominalism, The Purported Third Dogma, Theoreticity, Natural Selection and Linguistics.
· Historical notes on Quine's relation to his predecessors and contemporaries Paying close attention to Quine's seminal works including Word and Object and Philosophy of Logic, Kemp explains how his philosophy relates to thinkers including Rudolf Carnap and Wittgenstein, as well as to more recent figures such as Donald Davidson and Noam Chomsky. Kemp clearly and accurately emphasizes the systematic nature of Quine's thought as one of naturalism. He advances our understanding of Quine and attests to his ongoing influence in philosophy of science, logic, language, ontology and epistemology. This unique introduction to Quine's philosophy is recommended for any student interested in Quine and the history of analytic philosophy.

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Information

Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781350342026
eBook ISBN
9781350342057
Edition
2

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Abbreviations
  7. 1 Philosophy as Quine Found It
  8. 2 Convention, Analyticity, and Holism
  9. 3 The Indeterminacy of Translation
  10. 4 Naturalized Epistemology and The Roots of Reference
  11. 5 Ontology I: Truth, Physical Objects, and the Language of Science
  12. 6 Ontology II: Extensionality and Abstract Objects
  13. 7 Science, Philosophy, and Empiricism
  14. Notes
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index
  17. Imprint