With his customary incisiveness, W. V. Quine presents logic as the product of two factors, truth and grammar--but argues against the doctrine that the logical truths are true because of grammar or language. Rather, in presenting a general theory of grammar and discussing the boundaries and possible extensions of logic, Quine argues that logic is not a mere matter of words.

Philosophy of Logic

Politics & Social Sciences

W. V. Quine

Philosophy

PRENTICE/HALL

The Ways of Paradox and Other Essays

Random House]

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The web of belief

J. S. Ullian

Quintessence: Basic Readings from the Philosophy of W. V. Quine

Through the first half of the twentieth century, analytic philosophy was dominated by Russell, Wittgenstein, and Carnap. Influenced by Russell and especially by Carnap, another towering figure, Willard Van Orman Quine (1908–2000) emerged as the most important proponent of analytic philosophy during the second half of the century. Yet with twenty-three books and countless articles to his credit—including, most famously, Word and Object and "Two Dogmas of Empiricism"—Quine remained a philosopher's philosopher, largely unknown to the general public. 
 Quintessence for the first time collects Quine's classic essays (such as "Two Dogmas" and "On What There Is") in one volume—and thus offers readers a much-needed introduction to his general philosophy. Divided into six parts, the thirty-five selections take up analyticity and reductionism; the indeterminacy of translation of theoretical sentences and the inscrutability of reference; ontology; naturalized epistemology; philosophy of mind; and extensionalism. Representative of Quine at his best, these readings are fundamental not only to an appreciation of the philosopher and his work, but also to an understanding of the philosophical tradition that he so materially advanced.

Belknap Press of Harvard University Press

Theories and Things

Cambridge, The Belknap Press/Harvard University Press

First published in 1986, Knowledge, Belief, and Witchcraft remains the only analysis of indigenous discourse about an African belief system undertaken from within the framework of Anglo-American analytical philosophy. Taking as its point of departure W. V. O. Quine's thesis about the indeterminacy of translation, the book investigates questions of Yoruba epistemology and of how knowledge is conceived in an oral culture.

Knowledge, Belief, and Witchcraft: Analytic Experiments in African Philosophy (Mestizo Spaces / Espaces Métissés)

History

Barry Hallen

J. Sodipo

Africa

Stanford University Press

How we acquire our theory of the world is for W. V. Quine the central question of epistemology. Gibson sets forth Quine’s philosophy as a systematic attempt to answer this question; his analysis challenges those who might view Quine’s theses as multifarious and disparate.
Since many studies of Quine either attack of defend positions on specific issues, the broad scope of this essay makes it unusually valuable to philosophy students and to the general reader.
“An eminently useful first step toward a full-scale evaluation of one of the most distinguished of contemporary philosophers and an excellent initiation to an important section of contemporary philosophy.” – Jaakko Hintikka, Florida State University
“Superbly organized and documented and sensitive to Quine’s chronological development. Gibson makes a convincing case for viewing Quine’s philosophy as centrally epistemological, and Quine’s austere edifice looks more impressive than ever.” -- Ethics
“An accurate, straightforward, sympathetic summary and exposition, useful to students who would like an overview of Quine’s philosophy.” – Gilbert Harman, Princeton University
“Presents Quine’s philosophy as a systematic philosophy in a clear and plausible way; it provides a general and connected view of Quine’s many contributions, a view that could only be obtained otherwise by a lengthy study of the original sources.” – Henry Kyburg, Jr., University of Rochester

The Philosophy of W. V. Quine: An Expository Essay

Roger F. Gibson Jr.

University Press of Florida

Contents: Introductory note by Ronald Suter, On the Structure of Scientific Theories by Carl G. Hempel, Stimulus and Meaning by W. V. Quine, Utilitarianism by J. O. Urmson, Aesthetics as the Middle Ground by Stuart Hampshire, On the Concept of a Moral Principle by Henry David Aiken, Is there an Existential A Priori? by John Wild, The Husserlain Conception of the Intentionality of Consciousness by Aron Gurwitsch, The Phenomenon of Reason by Quentin Lauer S.J., and The Riddle of Oedipus - Tragedy and Philosophy by Walter Kaufmann.

Isenberg Memorial Lecture Series 1965-1966

John WILD

walter-kaufmann

Stuart Hampshire

Carl G. Hempel

Aron Gurwitsch

J.O. Urmson

Henry David Aiken

Quentin Lauer, S. J.

Michigan State University Press

The Roots of Reference: The Paul Carus Lectures

Reference

Motilal Banarsidass

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