Wittgenstein and Davidson on Language, Thought, and Action
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Wittgenstein and Davidson on Language, Thought, and Action

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Wittgenstein and Davidson on Language, Thought, and Action

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Wittgenstein and Davidson are two of the most influential and controversial figures of twentieth-century philosophy. However, whereas Wittgenstein is often regarded as a deflationary philosopher, Davidson is considered to be a theory builder and systematic philosopher par excellence. Consequently, little work has been devoted to comparing their philosophies with each other. In this volume of new essays, leading scholars show that in fact there is much that the two share. By focusing on the similarities between Wittgenstein and Davidson, the essays present compelling defences of their views and develop more coherent and convincing approaches than either philosopher was able to propose on his own. They show how philosophically fruitful and constructive reflection on Wittgenstein and Davidson continues to be, and how relevant the writings of both philosophers are to current debates in philosophy of mind, language, and action.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction
  10. 1 Holism in Action
  11. 2 Davidsonā€™s Wittgensteinian View of Meaning
  12. 3 Davidson and Wittgenstein: A Homeric Struggle?
  13. 4 Rule-Following and Charity: Wittgenstein and Davidson on Meaning Determination
  14. 5 Davidsonā€™s Treatment of Wittgensteinā€™s Rule-Following Paradox
  15. 6 Davidson and Wittgenstein on Meaning and Understanding
  16. 7 The Search for ā€œThe Essence of Human Languageā€ in Wittgenstein and Davidson
  17. 8 Wittgenstein and Davidson on Animal Minds
  18. 9 Wittgenstein and Davidson on First-Person Authority and the Univocality of Mental Terms
  19. 10 The Harmony of Thought and Reality: Wittgenstein and Davidson vs McDowell
  20. 11 Davidson, Russell, and Wittgenstein on the Problem of Predication
  21. Index