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 -- the very presuppositions that Quine is at pains to reject. Through investigation of Quine's views regarding...
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...
An undergraduate text suitable for courses in symbolic logic. This title offers coverage of truth-functional and quantificational logic, as well as the basics of more advanced topics such as set theory and modal logic. Complex ideas are explained in plain language that doesn't presuppose any background in logic or maths, and derivation strategies are illustrated with examples.
An undergraduate text suitable for courses in symbolic logic. This title offers coverage of truth-functional and quantificational logic, as well as th...
