Holism: A Shopper's Guide - Couverture souple

Fodor, Jerry; Lepore, Ernest

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0631181938 ISBN 13 : 9780631181934

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 1991

Synopsis

The main question addressed in this book is whether individuation of the contents of thoughts and linguistic expressions is inherently holistic. The authors consider arguments that are alleged to show that the meaning of a scientific hypothesis depends on the entire theory that entails it, or that the content of a concept depends on the entire belief system of which it is part. If these arguments are sound then it would follow that the meanings of words, sentences, hypotheses, predictions, discourses, dialogs, texts, thoughts and the like are merely derivative. The implications of holism about meaning for other philosophical issues (intentional explanation, translation, Realism, skepticism, etc.) will also be explored. Authors discussed include Quine, Davidson, Lewis, Bennett, Block, Field, Churchland, and others. The book is intended for all those interested in language, mind, metaphysics or epistemology.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jerry Fodor is the author of numerous, and influential, books, most recently A Theory of Content and Other Essays (1990).

Ernest Lepore is the co-editor of the recent John Searle and his Critics (Blackwell, 1991) and of two volumes of essays on Donald Davidson, as well as numerous articles on philosophy of language and philosophy of mind.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0631181938
• ISBN 13: 9780631181934
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 291
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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