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On What There Is
This article gives an interesting point of view about discussing things that do not exist but are a thing. The example is mythical deities. They are not real but when discussing them we are not discussing nothing. Quine, W.v.o. “On What There Is.” The Pragmatism Reader, 2011, pp. 221–233., doi:10.2307/j.ctvcm4fzv.18. -
Two Dogmas of Impiricism
This article was written to discuss the use of definite terms to describe themselves. Black dogs are black, is true, however by changing one of the Blacks to another word renders the other black incorrect.
Quine, Willard Van Orman. “Two Dogmas of Empiricism.” Can Theories Be Refuted?, 1976, pp. 41–64., doi:10.1007/978-94-010-1863-0_2. -
Defining of Paradoxes
Quine determined that there were three versions of paradoxes and yet also the ability to have paradoxes that do not fall into any category based on their own self disprovement. Quine, W.V. (1966). "The ways of paradox". The Ways of Paradox, and other essays. New York: Random House. -
The Limits of Knowledge
Here is an interesting radio show featuring Quine and his thoughts on whether there is a limit to the amount of knowledge man can obtain based on limitations of definition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9bGk07eL8c&t=77s