Edward Becker

The Themes of Quine's Philosophy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examines Quine's views on meaning, reference and knowledge and addresses numerous problems in the interpretation of key texts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9781107015234
• ISBN-10: 1107015235
• Artikelnr.: 35116700

Autorenporträt

Edward Becker is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Conventionalism and the linguistic doctrine of logical truth
2. Analyticity and synonymy
3. The indeterminacy of translation
4. Ontological relativity
5. Criticisms and extensions
Concluding remarks: conventionalism and implications
Bibliography
Index.