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

by Willard Van Orman Quine

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674027558
• ISBN13: 9780674027558
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"