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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
Sommario
Notes on Contributors ixIntroduction: Life and Work 1Gilbert Harman and Ernie LeporePart I Method 151 Quine and Epistemology 17Thomas Kelly2 Quine and the A Priori 38Lars Bergström3 Quine and Pragmatism 54Peter Godfrey-Smith4 Quine's Relationship with Analytic Philosophy 69Gary Kemp5 Quine on Paraphrase and Regimentation 89Adam Sennet and Tyrus Fisher6 Quine's Naturalism 114Alan Weir7 Quine's Naturalism Revisited 148Peter HyltonPart II Language 1638 Inscrutability Scrutinized 165Alex Orenstein9 Quine on the Analytic/Synthetic Distinction 181Gillian Russell10 Quine, Analyticity, and Transcendence 203Ernie Lepore11 Indeterminacy, Relativity, and Behaviorism 219Gilbert Harman12 Indeterminacy of Translation 236Peter Pagin13 Developments in Quine's Behaviorism 263Dagfinn FøllesdalPart III Logic, Mathematics, Science 27914 Quine's Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics 281John P. Burgess15 Bolzano, Quine, and Logical Truth 296Sandra Lapointe16 Quine on Observationality 313Olav Gjelsvik17 Observation 333Bredo C. Johnsen18 Quine on Evidence 350Robert Sinclair19 Quine on Reference and Quantification 373Michael GlanzbergPart IV Relation to Other Philosophers 40120 Quine and Russell 403Gary Ostertag21 The Place of Quine in Analytic Philosophy 432Scott Soames22 Quine's Naturalistic Explication of Carnap's Logic of Science 465Gary Ebbs23 Quine and Chomsky on the Ins and Outs of Language 483Barry C. Smith24 Quine's Conception of Explication - and Why It Isn't Carnap's 508Martin Gustafsson25 The Relation between Quine and Davidson 526Hans-Johann Glock26 Quine and the Revival of Metaphysics 552Gideon RosenName Index 571Subject Index 576
Info autore
Gilbert Harman is Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University and the author of Explaining Value and Other Essays in Moral Philosophy and Reasoning, Meaning, and Mind.
Riassunto
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
Relazione
"A splendid collection, offering newcomers entry to Quine's challenging corpus and experts a rich reference work. Sure to catalyze scholarship for years to come."--Bernhard Nickel, Harvard University"This superbly organized and remarkably comprehensive Companion contains authoritative, lucid papers on Quine's philosophy, methodology, and relation to other philosophers. It is an absolutely invaluable resource for students and specialists alike."--Robin Jeshion, University of Southern California"Here is a wealth of new and insightful material on one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. It shows convincingly that Quine has more to teach us now."--Richard Creath, Arizona State University
