The philosophy of Donald Davidson / edited by Lewis Edwin Hahn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hahn, Lewis Edwin, 1908-2004.

Series:

Library of living philosophers ; v. 27.

The Library of living philosophers ; v. 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Davidson, Donald, 1917-2003.

Davidson, Donald.

Physical Description:

xviii, 782 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Open Court, [1999]

Summary:

Donald Davidson, a professor emeritus at U.C Berkeley, is admired for developing a philosophical system based on his theory of mind and language.

Contents:

Part 1 Intellectual Autobiography of Donald Davidson 1

Sample of Davidson's Handwriting 2

Intellectual Autobiography of Donald Davidson 3

Part 2 Descriptive and Critical Essays on the Philosophy of Donald Davidson, with replies 71

A. First Things

1. Where Do We Disagree? / W. V. Quine 73

Reply to W. V. Quine 80

2. Scheme-Content Dualism and Empiricism / John McDowell 87

Reply to John McDowell 105

3. Correspondence, Coherence, and Realism / J. J. C. Smart 109

Reply to J. J. C. Smart 123

4. The Art of Donald Davidson / Robert Morris 127

"Blind Time Drawing with Davidson" 136

Reply to Robert Morris 137

B. Skepticism and Knowledge

5. Radical Interpretation and Philosophical Scepticism / Barry Stroud 139

Reply to Barry Stroud 162

6. The Very Idea of Massive Truth / A. C. Genova 167

Reply to A. C. Genova 192

7. Davidson's New Cogito / Thomas Nagel 195

Reply to Thomas Nagel 207

8. Why is Self-Knowledge Different from Other Kinds of Knowledge? / Akeel Bilgrami 211

Reply to Akeel Bilgrami 225

C. Interpretation and Content

9. Comprehension and Interpretation / Tyler Burge 229

Reply to Tyler Burge 251

10. Wittgenstein, Davidson, and Radical Interpretation / James Hopkins 255

Reply to James Hopkins 286

11. On the Way to Language / Simon Evnine 289

Reply to Simon Evnine 305

12. Prefers True: Archimedean Point or Achilles' Heel? / Deborah Hansen Soles 311

Reply to Deborah Hansen Soles 330

13. The Transcendental Pretensions of the Principle of Charity / Andrew Cutrofello 333

Reply to Andrew Cutrofello 342

14. Interpretation and Responsibility: Excavating Davidson's Ethical Theory / Bill Martin 345

Reply to Bill Martin 357

15. Locating Donald Davidson and Literary Language / Reed Way Dasenbrock 361

Reply to Reed Way Dasenbrock 378

D. Rationality and Action

16. Akrasia and the Principle of Continence or What the Tortoise Would Say to Achilles / Ariela Lazar 381

Reply to Ariela Lazar 402

17. Reason and the Gardener / Marcia Cavell 407

Reply to Marcia Cavell 422

18. Davidson on Weakness of Will and Self-Deception / Jon Elster 425

Reply to Jon Elster 443

19. The Norms of the Mental / Pascal Engel 447

Reply to Pascal Engel 460

20. Rationality and Identity / Carol Rovane 463

Reply to Carol Rovane 480

21. He Asked for Water and She Gave Him Milk: On Fulfillment and Satisfaction of Intentions / Edna Ullmann-Margalit 483

Reply to Edna Ullmann-Margalit 497

22. Indeterminacy and Intention / John D. Collins 501

Reply to John D. Collins 529

23. Representing Preferences: Donald Davidson on Rational Choice / Isaac Levi 531

Reply to Isaac Levi 571

E. Anomalous Monism

24. Davidson's Mental-Physical Distinction / Richard Rorty 575

Reply to Richard Rorty 595

25. The Significance of Charity / Bjorn T. Ramberg 601

Reply to Bjorn T. Ramberg 619

26. Anomalousness in Action / Jennifer Hornsby 623

Reply to Jennifer Hornsby 636

27. Establishing Token-Token Psychophysical Identities / Bruce Vermazen 641

Reply to Bruce Vermazen 653

F. Semantics

28. On Representing / Stephen Neale 657

Reply to Stephen Neale 667

29. A Perspective on Truth and Meaning / James Higginbotham 671

Reply to James Higginbotham 687

30. The Scope and Limits of Quotation / Ernest Lepore 691

Reply to Ernest Lepore 715

31. Triangulation / Dagfinn Follesdal 719

Reply to Dagfinn Follesdal 729.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes "Bibliography of the writings of Donald Davidson": pages [735]-758.

ISBN:

081269399X

0812693981

OCLC:

41944701