Quine: A Guide for the Perplexed

2006-05-24 Philosophy

Author : Gary Kemp
Release : 2006-05-24
Genre : Philosophy
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Download or read book Quine: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Gary Kemp. This book was released on 2006-05-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willard Van Orman Quine is one of the most influential analytic philosophers of the latter half of the twentieth century. No serious student of modern analytic philosophy can afford to ignore Quine's work. Yet there is no doubt that it presents a considerable challenge. The book offers clear explication and analysis of Quine's writings and ideas in all those areas of philosophy to which he contributed (except technical matters in logic). Quine's work is set in its intellectual context, illuminating his connections to Russell, Carnap and logical positivism. Detailed attention is paid to Word and Object, Quine's seminal text, and to his important theories on the nature of truth, knowledge and reality. This text presents an account of Quine's philosophy as a unified whole, identifying and exploring the themes and approaches common to his seemingly disparate concerns, and showing this to be the key to understanding fully the work of this major modern thinker.

Quine: A Guide for the Perplexed

2006-06-23 Philosophy

Author : Gary Kemp
Release : 2006-06-23
Genre : Philosophy
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Download or read book Quine: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Gary Kemp. This book was released on 2006-06-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willard Van Orman Quine is one of the most influential analytic philosophers of the latter half of the twentieth century. This work offers an analysis of his writings and ideas in those areas of philosophy to which he contributed. It sets his work in its intellectual context, illuminating his connections to Russell, Carnap and logical positivism.

GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED

1978-05-31 Philosophy

Author : E. F. Schumacher
Release : 1978-05-31
Genre : Philosophy
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Download or read book GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED written by E. F. Schumacher. This book was released on 1978-05-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the world wide best-seller, Small Is Beautiful, now tackles the subject of Man, the World, and the Meaning of Living. Schumacher writes about man's relation to the world. man has obligations -- to other men, to the earth, to progress and technology, but most importantly himself. If man can fulfill these obligations, then and only then can he enjoy a real relationship with the world, then and only then can he know the meaning of living. Schumacher says we need maps: a "map of knowledge" and a "map of living." The concern of the mapmaker--in this instance, Schumacher--is to find for everything it's proper place. Things out of place tend to get lost; they become invisible and there proper places end to be filled by other things that ought not be there at all and therefore serve to mislead. A Guide for the Perplexed teaches us to be our own map makers. This constantly surprising, always stimulating book will be welcomed by a large audience, including the many new fans who believe strongly in what Schumacher has to say.

Quine, Structure, and Ontology

2020-10-22 Philosophy

Author : Frederique Janssen-Lauret
Release : 2020-10-22
Genre : Philosophy
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Download or read book Quine, Structure, and Ontology written by Frederique Janssen-Lauret. This book was released on 2020-10-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: W.V. Quine, a champion of philosophical naturalism and pioneer of mathematical logic, was one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. Contemporary thought in ontology, epistemology, and the philosophy of logic and language owes much to his influence, yet recent work in these areas has become increasingly dismissive of his views. This is often because of mistaken or overly simplified conceptions of his philosophy which overlook the development of his views over time, in particular the growing importance of a kind of structuralism to his system as it evolved. This volume provides a fuller, richer picture of Quine's views and their development. With contributions from leading philosophers in a range of subfields including philosophical logic, philosophy of language, history of philosophy, mathematics, philosophy of time, and set theory, it is the first to investigate Quine's views on structure and how it permeates and shapes his attitude to a range of philosophical questions.

A Companion to W. V. O. Quine

2014-01-28 Philosophy

Author : Gilbert Harman
Release : 2014-01-28
Genre : Philosophy
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Download or read book A Companion to W. V. O. Quine written by Gilbert Harman. This book was released on 2014-01-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Companion brings together a team of leading figures in contemporary philosophy to provide an in-depth exposition and analysis of Quine’s extensive influence across philosophy’s many subfields, highlighting the breadth of his work, and revealing his continued significance today. Provides an in-depth account and analysis of W.V.O. Quine’s contribution to American Philosophy, and his position as one of the late twentieth-century’s most influential analytic philosophers Brings together newly-commissioned essays by leading figures within contemporary philosophy Covers Quine’s work across philosophy of logic, philosophy of language, ontology and metaphysics, epistemology, and more Explores his work in relation to the origins of analytic philosophy in America, and to the history of philosophy more broadly Highlights the breadth of Quine’s work across the discipline, and demonstrates the continuing influence of his work within the philosophical community

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