Focusing on the philosophical contributions of Quine and Davidson, this book explores their influential theories on language, meaning, and knowledge. It delves into their distinct approaches to semantics and the implications of their ideas for understanding human cognition and communication. Through critical analysis, the text highlights the intersections and divergences in their thinking, providing readers with a comprehensive overview of their legacies in contemporary philosophy.
In this wide-ranging textbook, Hans Johann Glock considers the pros and cons
of various definitions of analytic philosophy, and tackles the methodological,
historiographical and philosophical issues raised by such definitions. This is
an invaluable guide for anyone seeking to understand analytic philosophy and
how it is practised.
Exploring the concept of 'grammatical rules,' this collection of essays delves into linguistic meaning and its links to necessary propositions and conceptual thought. Originally published between 1996 and 2019, the essays defend and expand upon central ideas from Wittgenstein's philosophy, emphasizing the significance of these rules in understanding the nature of philosophy itself. A new introduction provides additional context for readers.
A COMPANION TO WITTGENSTEIN The most comprehensive survey of Wittgenstein's thought yet compiled, this volume of fifty newly commissioned essays by leading interpreters of his philosophy is a keynote addition to the Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series. Full of penetrating insights into the life and work of the most important philosopher of the twentieth century, the collection explores the full range of Wittgenstein’s contribution to philosophy. It includes essays on his intellectual development, his work in logic and mathematics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and action, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of religion, and much else. As well as examining Wittgenstein’s contribution to human understanding in detail, the Companion features vital contextual analysis that traces the relationship between his ideas and those of other philosophers and schools of thought, including the Aristotelian and continental philosophical traditions. Authors also address prominent themes that remain current in today’s philosophical debates, explaining Wittgenstein’s continuing legacy alongside his historical significance. Essential reading for scholars of philosophy at all levels, A Companion to Wittgenstein combines engaging commentary with unrivaled academic authority.
Kant is generally regarded as the greatest modern philosopher. But that analytic philosophers treat him as a central voice in contemporary debates is largely due to Sir Peter Strawson, the most eminent philosopher living in Britain today. In this collection, leading Kant scholars and analytic philosophers, including Strawson himself, for the first time assess his relation to Kant. The essays raise questions about how philosophy should deal with its past, what kind of insights it can achieve, and whether we can have knowledge of an objective reality.
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) hat ein Werk hinterlassen, das vor allem in Fragmenten und Entwürfen überliefert ist. Darum ist es umso wichtiger, einen Überblick zu den Hauptfragen zu geben, mit denen sich der Philosoph, der einer der Mitbegründer der Analytischen Philosophie ist, beschäftigt hat. Dieses Lexikon, die Übersetzung eines angelsächsischen Standardwerks, leistet das. Hier werden die wichtigsten Problemstellungen im Zusammenhang erläutert, die Argumente analysiert und in den Rahmen der zeitgenössischen Diskussion gestellt. Durch biographische Informationen sowie eine umfangreiche Bibliographie wird das oft unübersichtliche Schaffen Wittgensteins strukturiert und erschließbar. So ist ein unverzichtbares Hilfsmittel für die philosophische Arbeit entstanden.
