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ISBN 9780521012546

Uitgever Cambridge & New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. Paperback. xi,272 pp. (Contemporary philosophy in focus). Includes bibliographical references and index. Remainder mark. Conditie: goed

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Extra informatie Contents : Putnam's "The meaning of 'meaning'" : externalism in historical context /Juliet Floyd --The face of perception /Charles Travis --Realism, beyond miracles /Axel Mueller,Arthur Fine --Putnam on skepticism /Yemima Ben-Menahem --The tale of quantum logic /Tim Maudlin --Another philosopher looks at quantum mechanics, or what quantum theory is not /Nancy Cartwright --Structural realism and contextual individuality /John Stachel --The rise and fall of computational functionalism /Oron Shagrir --The pragmatic turn : the entanglement of fact and value /Richard J. Bernstein. 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.