The Essential Davidson compiles the most celebrated papers of one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. With a new introduction by Ernie Lepore and Kirk Ludwig, two of the world's leading authorities on his work, the volume distils Donald Davidson's seminal contributions to our understanding of language, the mind, action, and knowledge, spread over three decades' worth of essays, into one thematically organized collection. It will be invaluable for anyone seeking a single reference point for some of the most brilliant and influential academic writing of recent times.
The Essential Davidson compiles the most celebrated papers of one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. With a new introduction by Ernie Lepore and Kirk Ludwig, two of the world's leading authorities on his work, the volume distils Donald Davidson's seminal contributions to our understanding of language, the mind, action, and knowledge, spread over three decades' worth of essays, into one thematically organized collection. It will be invaluable for anyone seeking a single reference point for some of the most brilliant and influential academic writing of recent times.
Donald Davidson (1917-2003) was Willis S. and Marion Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. He was previously Professor at Stanford, Princeton, Rockefeller, and the University of Chicago. He was a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy.
Inhaltsangabe
* Introduction * Philosophy of Action and Psychology * 1: Action, Reasons, and Causes (1963) * 2: The Logical Form of Action Sentences (with Comments, Criticism, and Defense) (1967) * 3: How is Weakness of the Will Possible? (1969) * 4: Individuation of Events (1969) * 5: Mental Events (1970) (with Emeroses by Other Names (1966)) * 6: Intending (1978) * 7: Paradoxes of Irrationality (1982) * Truth, Meaning, and Interpretation * 8: Truth and Meaning (1967) * 9: On Saying That (1968) * 10: Radical Interpretation (1973) * 11: On the Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme (1974) * 12: What Metaphors Mean (1978) * 13: A Coherence Theory of Truth and Knowledge (1983); Afterthoughts (1987) * 14: First Person Authority (1984) * 15: A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs (1986)
* Introduction * Philosophy of Action and Psychology * 1: Action, Reasons, and Causes (1963) * 2: The Logical Form of Action Sentences (with Comments, Criticism, and Defense) (1967) * 3: How is Weakness of the Will Possible? (1969) * 4: Individuation of Events (1969) * 5: Mental Events (1970) (with Emeroses by Other Names (1966)) * 6: Intending (1978) * 7: Paradoxes of Irrationality (1982) * Truth, Meaning, and Interpretation * 8: Truth and Meaning (1967) * 9: On Saying That (1968) * 10: Radical Interpretation (1973) * 11: On the Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme (1974) * 12: What Metaphors Mean (1978) * 13: A Coherence Theory of Truth and Knowledge (1983); Afterthoughts (1987) * 14: First Person Authority (1984) * 15: A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs (1986)
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