In what follows i first discuss quines naturalism, then hyltons account of the issues. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Those aspects of language use that are crucial to an understanding of language as a system, and especially to an underst. Carnap and quine on the nature of evidence and the nature. The radical translator, as in quines standard account, constructs a manual. Peter hylton succeeds in giving a comprehensive exposition of quines main ideas. Quine was one of the foremost philosophers of the twentieth century. Legend has it that empiricism as we know it began with attempts by such figures as locke and hume to recreate knowledge from a basis in senseexperience.
Beginning with an overview of quine s philosophical background in logic and mathematics and the role of rudolf carnaps influence on. Willard van orman quine 19082000 worked in theoretical philosophy and in logic. In this outstanding overview of quine s philosophy, peter hylton shows why quine is so important and how his philosophical naturalism has been so influential within analytic philosophy. Willard van orman quine stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Hyltons book belongs to the wellknown series arguments of the. Available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free prime shipping. Beginning with an overview of quine s philosophical background in logic and mathematics and the role of rudolf carnaps influence on quine s. In this outstanding overview of quines philosophy, peter hylton shows. Quines view is precisely that tlhere are fewer analytic truths than we had previ. Peter hylton section i of this essay discusses quines views about reference, contrasting them with those of russell. I discuss the differing views of carnap and quine about evidence, as a way of gaining insight into their differing conceptions of philosophy and philosophical m.
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