This is the long-awaited third volume of philosophical writings by Davidson, whose influence on philosophy since the 1960s has been deep and broad. His first two collections, published by Oxford in the early 1980s, are recognized as contemporary classics. His ideas have continued to flow; now, in this new work, he presents a selection of his best work on knowledge, mind, and language from the last two decades. It is a rich and rewarding feast for anyone interested in philosophy, and essential reading for anyone working on these topics.
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`Davidson writes philosophy like Wagner wrote operas: nothing less than everything is ever at stake.' Jerry Fodor, London Review of Books
`A lot of the fun of reading these papers is seeing how an exiguous collection of commitments plays out in so many different domains.' Jerry Fodor, London Review of Books
`These bite-sized essays, each a mere fifteen or twenty pages long, often impress one as serious philosophical achievements even when they are read piecemeal, as they were written. But when they're read together, one sees that Davidson is a kind of bird that's become rare almost to extinction: a systematic philosopher.' Jerry Fodor, London Review of Books
Review from previous edition `...these intriguing views are ingeniously argued and fruitfully provocative.' Philosophy.
`Review from other book by this author 'There is no more creative or systematic philosopher at work in America today than Donald Davidson... Davidson has already constructed one of the most remarkable pillars of sustained philosophical reasoning to be found in any era.'' Ian Hacking, New York Review of Books
`A lot of the fun of reading these papers is seeing how an exiguous collection of commitments plays out in so many different domains.' Jerry Fodor, London Review of Books
`These bite-sized essays, each a mere fifteen or twenty pages long, often impress one as serious philosophical achievements even when they are read piecemeal, as they were written. But when they're read together, one sees that Davidson is a kind of bird that's become rare almost to extinction: a systematic philosopher.' Jerry Fodor, London Review of Books
Review from previous edition `...these intriguing views are ingeniously argued and fruitfully provocative.' Philosophy.
`Review from other book by this author 'There is no more creative or systematic philosopher at work in America today than Donald Davidson... Davidson has already constructed one of the most remarkable pillars of sustained philosophical reasoning to be found in any era.'' Ian Hacking, New York Review of Books
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Donald Davidson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. Donald Davidson is Willis S. and Marion Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and educated at Harvard, completing his Ph.D. in classical philosophy after serving in the US Navy from 1942 to 1945. Before coming to Berkeley in 1981, he was Professor at Stanford, Princeton, Rockefeller, and the University of Chicago. He is a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy.
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Oxford is in the process of re-issuing these Davidson anthologies. The anthologies on truth and action do not have much new material. This anthology has some excellent previously published articles on self-knowledge/epistemology and rationality, which has become necessary reading on these respective topics. Also, look out for new stuff in Vol. 4 and 5 in this series. I also recommend Stroud's work on Davidson, which can be found in both of his recent collections (Oxford UP).
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In this work Davidson explores various issues surrounding knowledge and epistemology. This work is progressive beginning with essays that deal with knowledge of one's self, moving to knowledge of other people, and then moving to knowledge of an external world. Through his triangulation thesis, Davidson shuts the doors on various types of epistemic skepticism, specifically, knowledge of one's own mental states, knowledge of other minds, and knowledge of the external world. While Davidson is by no means an easy author to read, his arguments are insightful, and his contributions to modern analytic philosophy are undeniable. I would recommend this book to anyone studying modern epistemology.
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When a speakers avers that he has a belief, hope, desire or intention, there is a presumption that he is not mistaken, a presumption that does not attach to his ascriptions of similar mental states to others. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Hilary Putnam, Tyler Burge, Carl Hempel, Jerry Fodor, Twin Earth, Andrew Woodfield, Daniel Dennett, John Searle, Michael Dummett, Moritz Schlick, Stephen Stich, Richard Rorty, Robinson Crusoe, Otto Neurath, Research Strategy, Alfred Tarski, Gilbert Ryle, Graham Wallas, John Doe, Norman Malcolm, Peter Strawson, Saul Kripke, Solipsism Considered New!
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- Word and Object (Studies in Communication) by Willard Van Orman Quine on 4 pages
- Philosophical Investigations (3rd Edition) by Ludwig Wittgenstein on page 107, page 113, and Back Matter
- Aspects of Scientific Explanation: And Other Essays in the Philosophy of Science by Carl G. Hempel on page 159, page 165, and Back Matter
- Logical Positivism (The library of philosophical movements) by A. J. Ayer on page 160, and Back Matter
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- An Introduction to the Philosophy of Art (Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy) by Richard Eldridge on page 39, page 133, and Back Matter
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- The Unraveling of Scientism: American Philosophy at the End of the 20th Century by Joseph Margolis in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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