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Contemporary Philosophy in Focus

By Yemima Ben-Menahem

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
9780521813112, 0521813115
Open Library ID
OL15582852M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3142547 bytes)
Series
Contemporary Philosophy in Focus
Pages
281\281
Library
linked by irbis
Time added
2010-01-07 06:59:20

Description

This volume appraises the major philosophical contributions of Hilary Putnam (b. 1926) to the theory of meaning, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and mathematics, and moral theory. Concerned not only with the broad spectrum of problems addressed, it also details the transformations and restructuring his positions have undergone over the years. The analysis constitutes a critical introduction to central issues in contemporary philosophy, including quantum logic, realism, functionalism, the "mind as computer" metaphor, and the fact/value dichotomy.

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