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Life of WV Quine
Willard Von Orman Quine was an American Philosopher that is best known for his contributions to the Philosophy of Science and several language and linguistic sciences. He was born in Akron, Ohio on June 25, 1908 and died on Christmas Day 2000 at the age of 92 in Boston Massachusetts. -
Quine Earns his first Degree
Quine earned his Bachelor's degree in Mathematics & Philosophy from Oberlin University in Oberlin, Ohio. It was the first of three degrees he would go on to earn. He was also awarded several honorary degrees, giving him 21 total throughout his life. “WV Quine.” Willard Van Orman Quine Home Page by Douglas Boynton Quine, https://www.wvquine.org/#DDEGREE. -
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Service in the US Navy
Like most Americans during World War II, WV Quine did his best to assist in the war effort. He worked mostly in Naval Intelligence trying to crack the German submarine codes during his three year stint in the service. Lehmann-haupt, Christopher. “W. V. Quine, Philosopher Who Analyzed Language and Reality, Dies at 92.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 29 Dec. 2000, https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/29/arts/w-v-quine-philosopher-who-analyzed-language-and-reality-dies-at-92.html. -
Two Dogmas of Empiricism
One of the most celebrated works of Philosophy in the 20th Century, "Two Dogmas of Empiricism" was published in 1951. The analytic versus synthetic dogmas (and the circularity of them) presented in Quine's seminal work are still debated and studied in philosophy classes at universities all over the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U873MryWrU -
Epistemology
The study of knowledge is a common theme amongst philosophers and great thinkers. The need for logic or sound reasoning within the sciences drove the desire to describe epistemology by Quine. The key point from Quine is that there is no aspect of knowledge that exists without science, highlighting the symbiosis of the two. “WV Quine.” Willard Van Orman Quine Home Page by Douglas Boynton Quine, https://www.wvquine.org/#DDEGREE.
