Hilary Putnam
Yemima Ben-Menahem (Ed.)
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 essays collected in this volume are sensitive to both these dimensions. They discuss Putnam's major philosophical contributions to the theory of meaning, the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of science and mathematics, and moral theory. But, in addition, tracing threads of change and continuity, they analyze the dynamics underlying the unfolding of Putnam's thought. The volume 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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Jahr:
2005
Verlag:
Cambridge University Press
Sprache:
english
Seiten:
286
ISBN 10:
0521813115
ISBN 13:
9780521813112
Serien:
Contemporary Philosophy in Focus
Datei:
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english, 2005