Quine

Willard Van Orman Quine

By jalxleo

  • The Birth of Willard Van Orman Quine

    The Birth of Willard Van Orman Quine
    Willard Van Orman Quine was born in Akron, Ohio in 1908.

  • The Two Dogmas of Empiricism

    The Two Dogmas of Empiricism
    Quine's paper is considered to be the most important readings of the 20th century and that it had a major role in the demise of logical positivism. Quine attacks the analytic/synthetic distinction made by the logical positivists and the other dogma was reductionism.

  • From a Logical Point of View

    From a Logical Point of View
    One of Quine's first books, and he suggested developing a naturalistic and relativized epistemology.

  • Word and Object

    Word and Object
    In Quine's most famous book he expands on his writings from the Two Dogmas of Empiricism and From a Logical Point of View. He proposed the indeterminacy of radical translation.

  • The Pursuit of Truth

    The Pursuit of Truth
    Quine's second to last book he wrote before his death. He sums up his views on cognitive meaning, objective reference, and the grounds of knowledge.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDyZOltp5lE

  • The Death of Willard Van Orman Quine

    The Death of Willard Van Orman Quine
    Willard Van Orman Quine died in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 92. His accomplishments include but are not limited to obtaining a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Harvard University, he won the first Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy, and was awarded the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy.