The Themes of Quine s Philosophy Meaning Reference and Knowledge 1st Edition by Edward Becker ISBN 978-1107015234 1107015235
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ISBN 10: 1107015235
ISBN 13: 978-1107015234
Author: Edward Becker
Willard Van Orman Quine’s work revolutionized the fields of epistemology, semantics and ontology. At the heart of his philosophy are several interconnected doctrines: his rejection of conventionalism and of the linguistic doctrine of logical and mathematical truth, his rejection of the analytic/synthetic distinction, his thesis of the indeterminacy of translation and his thesis of the inscrutability of reference. In this book Edward Becker sets out to interpret and explain these doctrines. He offers detailed analyses of the relevant texts, discusses Quine’s views on meaning, reference and knowledge, and shows how Quine’s views developed over the years. He also proposes a new version of the linguistic doctrine of logical truth, and a new way of rehabilitating analyticity. His rich exploration of Quine’s thought will interest all those seeking to understand and evaluate the work of one of the most important philosophers of the second half of the twentieth century.
Table of contents:
1 Conventionalism and the linguistic doctrine of logical truth
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Conventionalism in “Truth by Convention”
1.3 Conventionalism in “Carnap and Logical Truth”
1.4 The linguistic doctrine of logical truth
2 Analyticity and synonymy
2.1 Analyticity and synonymy in “Two Dogmas”
2.2 Analyticity and synonymy in Word and Object
2.3 Analyticity and synonymy after Word and Object
3 The indeterminacy of translation
3.1 The content of the indeterminacy thesis
3.2 The arguments for indeterminacy
4 Ontological relativity
4.1 Ontological relativity and the inscrutability of reference
4.2 Arguments for the inscrutability of reference
4.3 Puzzles about ontological relativity
4.4 Resolving the puzzles
4.5 Changes in Quine’s position after “Ontological Relativity”
5 Criticisms and extensions
5.1 Two criticisms
5.2 One-word sentences and the inscrutability of reference
5.3 Observation sentences and collateral information
5.4 Synonymy and stimulus synonymy
5.5 Proxy functions and deferred ostension
5.6 Non-observational terms and logical words
5.7 Prospects for radical translation
5.8 Toward rehabilitating analyticity and the linguistic doctrine
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