Quine’s Philosophy of logic and mathematics

John P. Burgess

doi:10.1002/9781118607992.ch14

Quine’s Philosophy of logic and mathematics

John P. Burgess

Philosophy

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2 Scopus citations

Abstract

Thomas Kelly, “Quine and Epistemology”: For Quine, as for many canonical philosophers since Descartes, epistemology stands at the very center of philosophy. In this chapter, I discuss some central themes in Quine’s epistemology. I attempt to provide some historical context for Quine’s views, in order to make clear why they were seen as such radical challenges to then prevailing orthodoxies within analytic philosophy. I also highlight aspects of his views that I take to be particularly relevant to contemporary epistemology.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	A Companion to W. V. O. Quine
Publisher	wiley
Pages	281-295
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781118607992
ISBN (Print)	9780470672105
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118607992.ch14
State	Published - Jan 1 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

General Arts and Humanities

Keywords

A priori knowledge
Abstract objects
Indispensability argument
Nominalism
Ontological commitment
Philosophy of mathematics
Quantification

Access to Document

10.1002/9781118607992.ch14

Cite this

@inbook{68b38f8653f346379b0edb8e0def6934,

title = "Quine{\textquoteright}s Philosophy of logic and mathematics",

abstract = "Thomas Kelly, “Quine and Epistemology”: For Quine, as for many canonical philosophers since Descartes, epistemology stands at the very center of philosophy. In this chapter, I discuss some central themes in Quine{\textquoteright}s epistemology. I attempt to provide some historical context for Quine{\textquoteright}s views, in order to make clear why they were seen as such radical challenges to then prevailing orthodoxies within analytic philosophy. I also highlight aspects of his views that I take to be particularly relevant to contemporary epistemology.",

keywords = "A priori knowledge, Abstract objects, Indispensability argument, Nominalism, Ontological commitment, Philosophy of mathematics, Quantification",

author = "Burgess, {John P.}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.",

year = "2013",

month = jan,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1002/9781118607992.ch14",

language = "English (US)",

isbn = "9780470672105",

pages = "281--295",

booktitle = "A Companion to W. V. O. Quine",

publisher = "wiley",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - Quine’s Philosophy of logic and mathematics

AU - Burgess, John P.

PY - 2013/1/1

Y1 - 2013/1/1

N2 - Thomas Kelly, “Quine and Epistemology”: For Quine, as for many canonical philosophers since Descartes, epistemology stands at the very center of philosophy. In this chapter, I discuss some central themes in Quine’s epistemology. I attempt to provide some historical context for Quine’s views, in order to make clear why they were seen as such radical challenges to then prevailing orthodoxies within analytic philosophy. I also highlight aspects of his views that I take to be particularly relevant to contemporary epistemology.

AB - Thomas Kelly, “Quine and Epistemology”: For Quine, as for many canonical philosophers since Descartes, epistemology stands at the very center of philosophy. In this chapter, I discuss some central themes in Quine’s epistemology. I attempt to provide some historical context for Quine’s views, in order to make clear why they were seen as such radical challenges to then prevailing orthodoxies within analytic philosophy. I also highlight aspects of his views that I take to be particularly relevant to contemporary epistemology.

KW - A priori knowledge

KW - Abstract objects

KW - Indispensability argument

KW - Nominalism

KW - Ontological commitment

KW - Philosophy of mathematics

KW - Quantification

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85121570488&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85121570488&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1002/9781118607992.ch14

DO - 10.1002/9781118607992.ch14

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:85121570488

SN - 9780470672105

SP - 281

EP - 295

BT - A Companion to W. V. O. Quine

PB - wiley

ER -

Quine’s Philosophy of logic and mathematics

Abstract

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this