Philosophical Project of Carnap and Quine

This book re-examines the place of Carnap and Quine in the history of analytic philosophy by presenting them as sharing philosophical motivations despite their notable differences. It will be accessible to professional philosophers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates.

Sommario

Part I. Carnap, Quine, and Logical Empiricism: 1. Carnap and Quine: first encounters (1933-1936) Sander Verhaegh; 2. On Quine's guess about Neurath's influence on Carnap's Aufbau Thomas Uebel; 3. Frameworks, paradigms, and conceptual schemes: blurring the boundaries between realism and anti-realism Sean Morris; Part II. Carnap, Quine, and American Pragmatism: 4. Pragmatism in Carnap and Quine: affinity or disparity? Yemima Ben-Menahem; 5. Objectivity socialized James Pearson; 6. Whose dogmas of empiricism? Lydia Patton; Part III. Carnap and Quine on Logic, Language, and Translation: 7. Reading Quine's claim that Carnap's term 'Semantical Rule' is meaningless Gary Ebbs; 8. What does translation translate? Quine, Carnap, and the emergence of indeterminacy Paul A. Roth; 9. Quine and Wittgenstein on the indeterminacy of translation Andrew Lugg; 10. Turning point: Quine's indeterminacy of translation at middle age Richard Creath; Part IV. Carnap and Quine on Ontology and Metaphysics: 11. Carnap and Quine on ontology and categories Roberta Ballarin; 12. Carnap and Quine on the status of ontology: the role of the principle of tolerance Peter Hylton; 13. Carnap, Quine, and Williamson: Metaphysics, semantics, and science Gary Kemp; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sean (Metropolitan State University of Den Morris
• Con la collaborazione di: Sean Morris (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2025
• EAN: 9781108714211
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71421-1
• Pagine: 304
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mathematics, Western philosophy from c 1800