02946nam 2200613Ia 450 991096634630332120200520144314.09780674042438067404243310.4159/9780674042438(CKB)1000000000805660(SSID)ssj0000231737(PQKBManifestationID)11220479(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000231737(PQKBWorkID)10206172(PQKB)11775976(Au-PeEL)EBL3300697(CaPaEBR)ebr10331281(OCoLC)923116708(DE-B1597)574494(DE-B1597)9780674042438(MiAaPQ)EBC3300697(Perlego)1147522(EXLCZ)99100000000080566019870423d1987 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrQuiddities an intermittently philosophical dictionary /W.V. QuineCambridge, MA Belknap Press of Harvard University Pressc1987249 pBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780674743519 0674743512 9780674743526 0674743520 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Z -- IndexThe appellation "polymath" is often lightly bestowed, but it can be applied with confidence to the celebrated philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine. Quine's areas of interest are panoramic, as this lively book amply demonstrates.Moving from A ( alphabet ) to Z ( zero ), Quiddities roams through more than eighty topics, each providing a full measure of piquant thought, wordplay, and wisdom, couched in easy and elegant prose-"Quine at his unbuttoned best, " in Donald Davidson's words. Philosophy, language, and mathematics are the subjects most fully represented; tides of entries include belief, communication, free will, idiotisms, longitude and latitude, marks, prizes, Latin pronunciation, tolerance, trinity. Even the more technical entries are larded with homely lore, anecdote, and whimsical humor. Quiddities will be a treat for admirers of Quine and for others who like to think, who care about language, and who enjoy the free play of intellect on topics large and small. For this select audience, it is an ideal book for browsing. PhilosophyDictionariesPhilosophy, ModernPhilosophyPhilosophy, Modern.103/.2Quine W. V(Willard Van Orman)58505MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966346303321Quiddities50398UNINA