Quine's naturalism : language, theory, and the knowing subject / Paul A. Gregory.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gregory, Paul A.

Series:

Continuum Studies in American Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naturalism.

Quine, W. V. (Willard Van Orman).

Quine, W. V.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

W. V. Quine was the most important naturalistic philosopher of the twentieth century and a major impetus for the recent resurgence of the view that empirical science is our best avenue to knowledge. His views, however, have not been well understood. Critics charge that Quine's naturalized epistemology is circular and that it cannot be normative. Yet, such criticisms stem from a cluster of fundamental traditional assumptions regarding language, theory, and the knowing subject GÇö the very presuppositions that Quine is at pains to reject. Through investigation of Quine's views regarding language

Contents:

Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 "Epistemology Naturalized" and Naturalized Epistemology; Chapter 3 Language, Theory, and Beginning In Mediis Rebus; Chapter 4 Circularity and Beginning In Mediis Rebus; Chapter 5 Normativity and Objectivity; Chapter 6 Changing the Subject; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-87140-4

9786612871405

1-4411-1145-X

OCLC:

676698867