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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460236603321

Autore

De Gaynesford Maximilian

Titolo

Hilary Putnam / / Maximilian de Gaynesford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-317-49408-3

1-317-49409-1

1-315-71215-6

9786612534614

1-84465-311-0

1-282-53461-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Collana

Philosophy now

Disciplina

191

Soggetti

Philosophy

Philosophers, Modern

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 2006 by Acumen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Context -- pt. 2. Character -- pt. 3. Content : earlier perspectives -- pt. 4. Content : later perspectives.

Sommario/riassunto

Putnam is one of the most influential philosophers of recent times, and his authority stretches far beyond the confines of the discipline. However, there is a considerable challenge in presenting his work both accurately and accessibly. This is due to the width and diversity of his published writings and to his frequent spells of radical re-thinking. But if we are to understand how and why philosophy is developing as it is, we need to attend to Putnam's whole career. He has had a dramatic influence on theories of meaning, semantic content, and the nature of mental phenomena, on interpretations