The Development of Quine's Philosophy

This book covers W. V. Quine's philosophic career from his early radical empiricism and behaviorism through his development of a series of skeptical doctrines regarding meaning, reference, and science. It shows what problems he tried to solve and what his solutions were. Result has been a series of highly controversial claims that have won him international fame. His work is still a center of controversy and has lead to an enormous literature of commentary.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Chapter I. Logic and Philosophy Chapter II. Semantics and Ontology Chapter III. From Word and Object to The Roots of Reference Chapter IV. Last Revisions Chapter V. Conclusion Appendix Notes

Zusammenfassung

This book covers W. V. Quine's philosophic career from his early radical empiricism and behaviorism through his development of a series of skeptical doctrines regarding meaning, reference, and science. It shows what problems he tried to solve and what his solutions were. Result has been a series of highly controversial claims that have won him international fame. His work is still a center of controversy and has lead to an enormous literature of commentary.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Murray Murphey, Murray G. Murphey
• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9789400724235
• ISBN: 978-94-0-072423-5
• Seiten: 283
• Gewicht: 598 g
• Illustration: XXV, 283 p. 118 illus.
• Serien: Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science; Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science; Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science; Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; B, History, Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Historiography, Modern philosophy: since c 1800, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Religion and Philosophy, History of philosophy, philosophical traditions, Philosophy, general, Modern Philosophy, History, general, Epistemology;Logic;Ontology;Philosophy;Semantics