Wittgenstein and Quine / Edition 1

by Robert Arrington, Hans-Johann Glock

Overview

This unique study brings together for the first time two of the most important philosophers of this century. Never before have these two thinkers been compared - and commentators' opinions on their relationship differ greatly. Are the views of Wittgenstein and Quine on method and the nature of philosophy comparable or radically opposed? Does Wittgenstein's concept of language engender that of Quine, or threaten its philosophical foundations?

An understanding of the similarities and differences between the thought of Wittgenstein and of Quine is essential if we are to have a full picture of contemporary philosophy. This collection of essays offers diverse and original ways in which to view their relationship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415096768
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/08/1996
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Robert L. Arrington is Professor of Philosophy at Georgia State University. He is the author of Rationalism, Realism and Relativism (1989). Hans-Johann Glock is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Reading and author of A Wittgenstein Dictionary (1996).

Table of Contents

Editors’ introduction 1 WITTGENSTEIN AND QUINE: PROXIMITY AT GREAT DISTANCE 2 QUINE AND WITTGENSTEIN: THE ODD COUPLE 3 PERSPICUOUS REPRESENTATIONS 4 QUINE, WITTGENSTEIN AND HOLISM 5 SCEPTICISM, SCIENCE, QUINE AND WITTGENSTEIN 6 THE PASSAGE INTO LANGUAGE: WITTGENSTEIN VERSUS QUINE 7 ON SAFARI WITH WITTGENSTEIN, QUINE AND DAVIDSON 8 EXISTENCE AND THEORY: QUINE’S CONCEPTION OF REALITY 9 ONTOLOGICAL COMMITMENT 10 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN WITTGENSTEIN AND QUINE ON THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE AND COGNITION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSTRAINT THEORY 11 POST-QUINEAN PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS

Editorial Reviews

Explores the similarities and differences between two major 20th- century philosophers in 11 original essays. Among the topics are perspicuous representations, holism, scepticism and science, the passage into language, Quine's concept of reality, ontological commitment, and the conflict on the nature of language and cognition and its implications for constraint theory. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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