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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779722403321

Titolo

Knowledge, language, and interpretation [[electronic resource] ] : on the philosophy of Donald Davidson / / Maria Christina Amoretti, Nicla Vassallo (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frankfurt, : Ontos Verlag, 2008

ISBN

3-11-032252-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 p.)

Collana

Epistemische Studien ; ; Bd. 14

Altri autori (Persone)

AmorettiMaria Cristina

VassalloNicla

Disciplina

100

Soggetti

Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Fly Swatting: Davidsonian Truth Theories and Context / SAINSBURY, R. M. -- Frege and Davidson on Predication / Picardi, Eva -- Events and Conservativity: Clues towards Language Evolution / Piattelli Palmarini, Massimo -- Davidson and Dummett on the Social Character of Language / HORNSBY, Jennifer -- Davidson on Epistemic Norms / ENGEL, Pascal -- The Place of Ontology in Davidson's Theory of Interpretation / Bottani, Andrea C. -- Language and Conceptual Schemes / Marsonet, Michele -- Davidson's Naturalism / De Caro, Mario -- Davidson, Self-Knowledge, and Skepticism / AMORETTI, M. Cristina -- List of Contributors -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

Thanks to their heterogeneity, the nine essays in this volume offer a clear testimony of Donald Davidson's authority, and they undoubtedly show how much his work - even if it has raised many doubts and criticisms - has been, and still is, highly influential and significant in contemporary analytical philosophy for a wide range of subjects. Moreover, the various articles not only critically and carefully analyze Davidson's theses and arguments (in particular those concerning language and knowledge), but they also illustrate how such theories and ideas, despite their unavoidable difficulties, are still alive and potentially fruitful. Davidon's work is indeed an important and provocative starting point for discussing the future progress of



philosophy.