Donald Davidson: Truth, Meaning and Knowledge

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Donald Davidson has made enormous contributions to the philosophy of action, epistemology, semantics and philosophy of mind and today is recognized as one of the most important analytical philosophers of the late twentieth century. Davidson's philosophy is characterised not only by its rigour and intellectual integrity but also by its continued interest in dialogue and re-evaluation of its paradigms. In the spirit of this openness, this volume brings together essays on the major themes of Davidson's thought by leading academics, along with individually penned responses by the philosopher himself.
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Ten essays on the work of the contemporary Anglo-American philosopher, Donaldson himself contributing a short reply to R. Rorty on whether or not truth is the goal of inquiry, and commentary on eight of the essays and on the collection in general. They grapple with meaning, truth, and interpretation, semantics and its applications; and knowledge and mind. A substantial introduction puts his work into historical and contemporary context. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction to reading Davidson 1
Pt. I Polemics 15
1 Is truth a goal of inquiry? Discussion with Rorty 17
2 Davidson on deflationism 20
Pt. II Meaning, truth and interpretation 25
3 Theories of meaning, truth and interpretation 27
Reply to Kirk Ludwig 46
4 How a truth theory can do duty as a theory of meaning 48
Reply to Gabriel Segal 57
5 Radical interpretation and compositional structure 59
Reply to Peter Pagin 72
Pt. III Semantics and its applications 75
6 From semantics to ontology, via truth, reference and quantification 77
Reply to Stephen Neale 87
7 Semantics for quotation 90
Reply to Herman Cappelen and Ernie Lepore 100
8 Samesaying 102
Reply to Reinaldo Elugardo 119
Pt. IV Knowledge and mind 121
9 McDowell on Quine, Davidson and epistemology 123
Reply to Roger F. Gibson 134
10 Davidson and the new sceptical problem 136
Reply to Anita Avramides 154
11 General comments 157
Bibliography 161
Index 184
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