The Development of Quine's Philosophy (Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science Book 291)

This book covers W. V. Quine's philosophic career from his early radical empiricism and behaviorism through his development of a series of skeptical doctrines regarding meaning, reference, and science. It shows what problems he tried to solve and what his solutions were. Result has been a series of highly controversial claims that have won him international fame. His work is still a center of controversy and has lead to an enormous literature of commentary. This book covers W. V. Quine's philosophic career from his early radical empiricism and behaviorism through his development of a series of skeptical doctrines regarding meaning, reference, and science. It explains what problems he tried to solve and what his solutions were. Resulting ina series of highly controversial claims that have won him international fame. His work is still a center of controversy and has lead to an enormous literature of commentary Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Quine: Logic and Philosophy....Pages 1-45 Semantics and Ontology....Pages 47-104 From Word and Object to Roots of Reference ....Pages 105-176 Last Revisions....Pages 177-226 Conclusion....Pages 227-245 Erratum....Pages E1-E2 Back Matter....Pages 247-283