This volume appraises the major philosophical contributions of Hilary Putnam (b. 1926) to the theory of meaning, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and mathematics, and moral theory. Concerned not only with the broad spectrum of problems addressed, it also details the transformations and restructuring his positions have undergone over the years. The analysis constitutes a critical introduction to central issues in contemporary philosophy, including quantum logic, realism, functionalism, the "mind as computer" metaphor, and the fact/value dichotomy.
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The richness of Putnam's philosophical oeuvre consists not only in the broad spectrum of problems addressed, but also in the transformations and restructuring his positions have undergone over the years. The volume discusses Putnam's major philosophical contributions to the theory of meaning, the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of science and mathematics, and moral theory. It also constitutes a critical introduction to a number of central issues in contemporary philosophy, including quantum logic, realism, functionalism, the "minds as computer" metaphor, and the fact/value dichotomy.
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Yemima Ben-Menahem is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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explanationist defense, computational functionalism, ordinary referential semantics, argument from success, referential principles, metaphysical realist picture, quantum propositions, classical conjunction, rock implements, classical disjunction, degenerate reason, same functional organization, perceptual achievements, semantic externalism, quantum logic, classical materialism, internal realism, global doubt, conceptual relativity, field quanta, classical connectives, moral objectivity, conceptual capacities, externalist conception, metaphysical realism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Cambridge University Press, Philosophical Papers, Harvard University Press, Hilary Putnam, Oxford University Press, Twin Earth, The Threefold Cord, Rethinking Mathematical Necessity, Renewing Philosophy, The Collapse of the Fact, The Logic of Quantum Mechanics, Minnesota Studies, Philosophical Review, Columbia University Press, Tim Maudlin, Basil Blackwell, Clarendon Press, Two Dogmas of Empiricism, University of Chicago Press, University of Minnesota Press, Wittgenstein's Tractatus, God's Eye, Juliet Floyd, Philosopher Looks New!
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explanationist defense, computational functionalism, ordinary referential semantics, argument from success, referential principles, metaphysical realist picture, quantum propositions, classical conjunction, rock implements, classical disjunction, degenerate reason, same functional organization, perceptual achievements, semantic externalism, quantum logic, classical materialism, internal realism, global doubt, conceptual relativity, field quanta, classical connectives, moral objectivity, conceptual capacities, externalist conception, metaphysical realism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Cambridge University Press, Philosophical Papers, Harvard University Press, Hilary Putnam, Oxford University Press, Twin Earth, The Threefold Cord, Rethinking Mathematical Necessity, Renewing Philosophy, The Collapse of the Fact, The Logic of Quantum Mechanics, Minnesota Studies, Philosophical Review, Columbia University Press, Tim Maudlin, Basil Blackwell, Clarendon Press, Two Dogmas of Empiricism, University of Chicago Press, University of Minnesota Press, Wittgenstein's Tractatus, God's Eye, Juliet Floyd, Philosopher Looks New!
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- Reason, Truth and History (Philosophical Papers (Cambridge)) by Hilary Putnam on 17 pages
- Mind, Language and Reality (Philosophical Papers Vol 2, Hilary Putnam ) by Hilary Putnam on 15 pages
- Representation and Reality (Representation and Mind) by Hilary Putnam on 12 pages
- The Threefold Cord: Mind, Body and World by Hilary Putnam on 12 pages
- Words and Life by Hilary Putnam on 12 pages
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- Conventionalism: From Poincare to Quine by Yemima Ben-Menahem in Back Matter
- Richard Rorty (Contemporary Philosophy in Focus) by Charles Guignon in Front Matter
- Thomas Kuhn (Contemporary Philosophy in Focus) by Thomas Nickles in Front Matter
- Stanley Cavell (Contemporary Philosophy in Focus) by Richard Eldridge in Front Matter
- Der Schluss Auf Die Beste Erklarung (Ideen & Argumente) (German Edition) by Holger Klarner in Back Matter
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