Wittgenstein and Quine / / edited by Robert L. Arrington and Hans-Johann Glock

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 191
• Soggetto topico: Analysis (Philosophy)
• Altri autori: ArringtonRobert L. <1938-> GlockHans-Johann <1960->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; Editors' introduction; WITTGENSTEIN AND QUINE: PROXIMITY AT GREAT DISTANCE; QUINE AND WITTGENSTEIN: THE ODD COUPLE; PERSPICUOUS REPRESENTATIONS; QUINE, WITTGENSTEIN AND HOLISM; SCEPTICISM, SCIENCE, QUINE AND WITTGENSTEIN; THE PASSAGE INTO LANGUAGE: WITTGENSTEIN VERSUS QUINE; ON SAFARI WITH WITTGENSTEIN, QUINE AND DAVIDSON; EXISTENCE AND THEORY: QUINE'S CONCEPTION OF REALITY; ONTOLOGICAL COMMITMENT ; THE CONFLICT BETWEEN WITTGENSTEIN AND QUINE ON THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE AND COGNITION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSTRAINT THEORYPOST-QUINEAN PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This unique study brings together for the first time two of the most important philosophers of this century. Never before have these two thinkers been compared - and commentators' opinions on their relationship differ greatly. Are the views of Wittgenstein and Quine on method and the nature of philosophy comparable or radically opposed? Does Wittgenstein's concept of language engender that of Quine, or threaten its philosophical foundations? An understanding of the similarities and differences between the thought of Wittgenstein and of Quine is essential if we are to have a full pictur
• Titolo autorizzato: Wittgenstein and Quine
• ISBN: 1-134-86285-7; 1-134-86286-5; 1-280-19363-8; 0-203-05074-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814309703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II