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Dear Carnap, Dear Van - The Quine-Carnap Correspondence and Related Work: Edited and with an introduction by Richard Creath (Hardcover)
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Dear Carnap, Dear Van - The Quine-Carnap Correspondence and Related Work: Edited and with an introduction by Richard Creath (Hardcover)
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Rudolf Carnap and W. V. Quine, two of the twentieth century's most
important philosophers, corresponded at length--and over a long
period of time--on matters personal, professional, and
philosophical. Their friendship encompassed issues and
disagreements that go to the heart of contemporary philosophic
discussions. Carnap (1891-1970) was a founder and leader of the
logical positivist school. The younger Quine (1908-) began as his
staunch admirer but diverged from him increasingly over questions
in the analysis of meaning and the justification of belief. That
they remained close, relishing their differences through years of
correspondence, shows their stature both as thinkers and as
friends. The letters are presented here, in full, for the first
time.
The substantial introduction by Richard Creath offers a lively
overview of Carnap's and Quine's careers and backgrounds, allowing
the nonspecialist to see their writings in historical and
intellectual perspective. Creath also provides a judicious analysis
of the philosophical divide between them, showing how deep the
issues cut into the discipline, and how to a large extent they
remain unresolved.
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