Quintessence: Basic Readings from the Philosophy of W V Quine

415 Pages·2004·6.315 MB·English

by  W. V. Quine, Roger F. Gibson Jr.

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PREAFCE
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CONTENTS
I
ANALYTICITY AND REDUCTIONISM
Trutbhy C onvention 3
2 TwoD ogmaosf E mpiricism 31
3 TwoD ogmaisn R etrospect 54
4 Carnaapn dL ogicTarlu th 64
II
INDETERMINACY AND INSCRUTABILITY
5 SpeakionfOg b jects 91
6 Reference 109
7 TranslaatnidoM ne aning 119
8 ProgroensT sw oF ronts 169
III
ONTOLOGY
9 On WhatT herIes 177
10T heS copaen dL anguaogfeS cience 193
11O n SimplTeh eorioefas C ompleWxo rld 210
12O ntiDce cision 214
13T hingasn dT heiPrl acienT heories 229
14O n CarnapV'ise wosn O ntology 249
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IV
EPISTEMOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
15E pistemology Naturalized 259
16N aturaliosrLm,i; v iwnigt hOinne 'Mse ans 275
17T heN aturoefN aturKanlo wledge 287
18F ivMei lestoonfEe msp iricism 301
19O n MentaEln tities 307
20M inda ndV erbaDli spositions 313
V
EXTENSIONALISM
21C onfessoifoa n Cso nfirmeEdx tensionalis3t2 9
22Q uantifiaenrdPs r opositAitotniatlu des 338
23I ntensiRoenvsi sited 350
24R efereanncdeM odality 360
25T hreGer adeosfM odalI nvolvement 379
Credits 399
Index 405

ANALYTICITAYN D REDUCTIONISM