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W.V. Quine is one of the leading figures of 20th century analytic
philosophy, and still among the most influential. But his work can
be challenging and complex, and indeed often misunderstood. In this
updated introduction to Quine’s thought, Gary Kemp examines his
seemingly disparate views as a unified whole and offers a valuable
guide for anyone approaching Quine for the first time. Informed by
current debates and updated throughout, this edition now includes:
· Thoroughly revised and expanded text · More references to
commentaries, secondary literature and works by Quine ·
Suggestions for further reading · Newly introduced material on
Empirical Content, Explication, Nominalism, The Purported Third
Dogma, Theoreticity, Natural Selection and Linguistics. ·
Historical notes on Quine’s relation to his predecessors and
contemporaries Paying close attention to Quine’s seminal works
including Word and Object and Philosophy of Logic, Kemp explains
how his philosophy relates to thinkers including Rudolf Carnap and
Wittgenstein, as well as to more recent figures such as Donald
Davidson and Noam Chomsky. Kemp clearly and accurately emphasizes
the systematic nature of Quine’s thought as one of naturalism. He
advances our understanding of Quine and attests to his ongoing
influence in philosophy of science, logic, language, ontology and
epistemology. This unique introduction to Quine’s philosophy is
recommended for any student interested in Quine and the history of
analytic philosophy.
Philosophy of language explores some of the most abstract yet most
fundamental questions in philosophy. The ideas of some of the
subject's great founding figures, such as Gottlob Frege, Ludwig
Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, as well as of more recent
figures such as Saul Kripke and Hilary Putnam, are central to a
great many philosophical debates to this day. In this clear and
carefully structured introduction to the subject Gary Kemp explains
the following key topics: the basic nature of philosophy of
language, its concepts, and its historical development Frege's
theory of sense and reference; Russell's theory of definite
descriptions Wittgenstein's Tractatus, Ayer, and the Logical
Positivists recent perspectives including Kripke, Kaplan and
Putnam; arguments concerning necessity, indexicals, rigid
designation and natural kinds The pragmatics of language, including
speech-acts, presupposition and conversational implicature
Davidson's theory of language, the 'principle of charity', and the
indeterminacy of interpretation puzzles surrounding the
propositional attitudes (sentences which ascribe beliefs to people)
Quine's naturalism and its consequences for philosophy of language.
The challenges presented by the later Wittgenstein Contemporary
directions, including contextualism, fictional objects and the
phenomenon of slurs This second edition has been thoroughly revised
to include new key topics and updated material. Chapter summaries,
annotated further reading and a glossary make this an indispensable
introduction to those teaching philosophy of language and will be
particularly useful for students coming to the subject for the
first time.
Pictorial representation is one of the core questions in aesthetics
and philosophy of art. What is a picture? How do pictures represent
things? This collection of specially commissioned chapters examines
the influential thesis that the core of pictorial representation is
not resemblance but 'seeing-in', in particular as found in the work
of Richard Wollheim. We can see a passing cloud as a rabbit, but we
also see a rabbit in the clouds. 'Seeing-in' is an imaginative act
of the kind employed by Leonardo's pupils when he told them to see
what they could - for example, battle scenes - in a wall of cracked
plaster. This collection examines the idea of 'seeing-in' as it
appears primarily in the work of Wollheim but also its origins in
the work of Wittgenstein. An international roster of contributors
examine topics such as the contrast between seeing-in and
seeing-as; whether or in what sense Wollheim can be thought of as
borrowing from Wittgenstein; the idea that all perception is
conceptual or propositional; the metaphor of figure and ground and
its relation to the notion of 'two-foldedness'; the importance in
art of emotion and the imagination. Wollheim, Wittgenstein and
Pictorial Representation: Seeing-as and Seeing-in is essential
reading for students and scholars of aesthetics and philosophy of
art, and also of interest to those in related subjects such as
philosophy of mind and art theory.
Philosophy of language explores some of the most abstract yet most
fundamental questions in philosophy. The ideas of some of the
subject's great founding figures, such as Gottlob Frege, Ludwig
Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, as well as of more recent
figures such as Saul Kripke and Hilary Putnam, are central to a
great many philosophical debates to this day. In this clear and
carefully structured introduction to the subject Gary Kemp explains
the following key topics: the basic nature of philosophy of
language, its concepts, and its historical development Frege's
theory of sense and reference; Russell's theory of definite
descriptions Wittgenstein's Tractatus, Ayer, and the Logical
Positivists recent perspectives including Kripke, Kaplan and
Putnam; arguments concerning necessity, indexicals, rigid
designation and natural kinds The pragmatics of language, including
speech-acts, presupposition and conversational implicature
Davidson's theory of language, the 'principle of charity', and the
indeterminacy of interpretation puzzles surrounding the
propositional attitudes (sentences which ascribe beliefs to people)
Quine's naturalism and its consequences for philosophy of language.
The challenges presented by the later Wittgenstein Contemporary
directions, including contextualism, fictional objects and the
phenomenon of slurs This second edition has been thoroughly revised
to include new key topics and updated material. Chapter summaries,
annotated further reading and a glossary make this an indispensable
introduction to those teaching philosophy of language and will be
particularly useful for students coming to the subject for the
first time.
We are frequently confronted with arguments. Arguments are attempts
to persuade us - to influence our beliefs and actions - by giving
us reasons to believe this or that. Critical Thinking: A Concise
Guide will equip students with the concepts and techniques used in
the identification, analysis and assessment of arguments whatever
the subject matter or context. Through precise and accessible
discussion, this book provides the tools to become a successful
critical thinker, one who can act and believe in accordance with
good reasons, and who can articulate and make explicit those
reasons. Key topics discussed include: Core concepts in
argumentation How language can serve to obscure or conceal the real
content of arguments How to distinguish argumentation from rhetoric
How to avoid common confusions surrounding words such as 'truth',
'knowledge' and 'opinion' How to identify and evaluate the most
common types of argument How to distinguish good reasoning from bad
in terms of deductive validity and induction. This fifth edition
has been revised and extensively updated throughout, including a
significantly expanded range of 'complete examples', the
introduction of Venn diagrams and the discussion of fake news and
related phenomena arising in the contemporary scene. The dynamic
Routledge Critical Thinking companion website provides thoroughly
updated resources for both instructors and students, including new
examples and case studies, flashcards, sample questions, practice
questions and answers, student activities and a testbank of
questions for use in the classroom. Visit
www.routledge.com/cw/bowell.
Containing three previously unpublished papers by W.V. Quine as
well as historical, exegetical, and critical papers by several
leading Quine scholars including Hylton, Ebbs, and Ben-Menahem,
this volume aims to remedy the comparative lack of historical
investigation of Quine and his philosophical context.
We are frequently confronted with arguments. Arguments are attempts
to persuade us - to influence our beliefs and actions - by giving
us reasons to believe this or that. Critical Thinking: A Concise
Guide will equip students with the concepts and techniques used in
the identification, analysis and assessment of arguments whatever
the subject matter or context. Through precise and accessible
discussion, this book provides the tools to become a successful
critical thinker, one who can act and believe in accordance with
good reasons, and who can articulate and make explicit those
reasons. Key topics discussed include: Core concepts in
argumentation How language can serve to obscure or conceal the real
content of arguments How to distinguish argumentation from rhetoric
How to avoid common confusions surrounding words such as 'truth',
'knowledge' and 'opinion' How to identify and evaluate the most
common types of argument How to distinguish good reasoning from bad
in terms of deductive validity and induction. This fifth edition
has been revised and extensively updated throughout, including a
significantly expanded range of 'complete examples', the
introduction of Venn diagrams and the discussion of fake news and
related phenomena arising in the contemporary scene. The dynamic
Routledge Critical Thinking companion website provides thoroughly
updated resources for both instructors and students, including new
examples and case studies, flashcards, sample questions, practice
questions and answers, student activities and a testbank of
questions for use in the classroom. Visit
www.routledge.com/cw/bowell.
Pictorial representation is one of the core questions in aesthetics
and philosophy of art. What is a picture? How do pictures represent
things? This collection of specially commissioned chapters examines
the influential thesis that the core of pictorial representation is
not resemblance but 'seeing-in', in particular as found in the work
of Richard Wollheim. We can see a passing cloud as a rabbit, but we
also see a rabbit in the clouds. 'Seeing-in' is an imaginative act
of the kind employed by Leonardo's pupils when he told them to see
what they could - for example, battle scenes - in a wall of cracked
plaster. This collection examines the idea of 'seeing-in' as it
appears primarily in the work of Wollheim but also its origins in
the work of Wittgenstein. An international roster of contributors
examine topics such as the contrast between seeing-in and
seeing-as; whether or in what sense Wollheim can be thought of as
borrowing from Wittgenstein; the idea that all perception is
conceptual or propositional; the metaphor of figure and ground and
its relation to the notion of 'two-foldedness'; the importance in
art of emotion and the imagination. Wollheim, Wittgenstein and
Pictorial Representation: Seeing-as and Seeing-in is essential
reading for students and scholars of aesthetics and philosophy of
art, and also of interest to those in related subjects such as
philosophy of mind and art theory.
Documentary about the rise, fall and reunion of the British new
wave band Spandau Ballet. Featuring past performances, unseen
archive footage and interviews with the band members, this
documentary provides an insight into one of the most successful
bands of the 1980s.
'I Know This Much' - by Gary Kemp, Spandau Ballet's prime mover -
is simply the freshest, most exciting and best-written memoir to
arrive for years. Gary's story begins in North London, where the
Kemp family rented a home with no bathrooms and chickens in the
yard. After a couple of failed attempts to kill his brother Martin,
his parents gave him a guitar for Christmas. From schoolyard
battles between the Bowie Boys and the Prog Rockers to Mrs Kemp's
firm insistence on net curtains, and from acting for the Children's
Film Foundation to manning a fruit and veg stall on Saturdays, Gary
brilliantly evokes an upbringing full of love, creativity and
optimism. As the Thatcher years begin, Gary's account of the
outrageous London club scene centred around the Blitz and Billy's
is just sizzling. Out of this glamorous mayhem of kilt-wearing
mascara'd peacocks would emerge Spandau Ballet - the band that
would define the era, and hold high the victorious standard of the
New Romantics. Gary's thrilling journey with Spandau Ballet would
see them record worldwide hits such as 'True', 'Gold' and 'Through
the Barricades', play the biggest stadiums in the world and take to
the stage in togas when their luggage gets lost in flight.
Stallions, supermodels and dwarves would be hired for video shoots,
and through it all, Gary records the wonderful friendships, and the
slowly-building tensions, that would eventually see five old
friends facing each other in court. 'I Know This Much' tells the
story of Spandau Ballet, but it's far more than a book about being
in a band. Whether it's meeting Ronnie Kray before filming 'The
Krays', sketching out the fashions and subcultures of the day, or
hanging out with Princess Diana, this book offers a story on every
page. And all the more so because it's all written - brilliantly -
by Gary himself.
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A violent crime heist thriller from Tarantino collaborator (and
fellow ex-video store employee) Roger Avary. An American
safecracker (Eric Stoltz) agrees to help a Parisian thief rob a
bank on Bastille Day. However, the night before the robbery he
meets a beautiful woman called Zoe (Julie Delpy). The robbery goes
wrong and ends in violence. Luckily, Zoe turns out to be one of the
bank clerks and helps her new found friend escape from the police.
W.V. Quine is one of the leading figures of 20th century analytic
philosophy, and still among the most influential. But his work can
be challenging and complex, and indeed often misunderstood. In this
updated introduction to Quine’s thought, Gary Kemp examines his
seemingly disparate views as a unified whole and offers a valuable
guide for anyone approaching Quine for the first time. Informed by
current debates and updated throughout, this edition now includes:
· Thoroughly revised and expanded text · More references to
commentaries, secondary literature and works by Quine ·
Suggestions for further reading · Newly introduced material on
Empirical Content, Explication, Nominalism, The Purported Third
Dogma, Theoreticity, Natural Selection and Linguistics. ·
Historical notes on Quine’s relation to his predecessors and
contemporaries Paying close attention to Quine’s seminal works
including Word and Object and Philosophy of Logic, Kemp explains
how his philosophy relates to thinkers including Rudolf Carnap and
Wittgenstein, as well as to more recent figures such as Donald
Davidson and Noam Chomsky. Kemp clearly and accurately emphasizes
the systematic nature of Quine’s thought as one of naturalism. He
advances our understanding of Quine and attests to his ongoing
influence in philosophy of science, logic, language, ontology and
epistemology. This unique introduction to Quine’s philosophy is
recommended for any student interested in Quine and the history of
analytic philosophy.
Continuum's "Guides for the Perplexed" are clear, concise and
accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that
students and readers can find especially challenging. Concentrating
specifically on what it is that makes the subject difficult to
fathom, these books explain and explore key themes and ideas,
guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of demanding
material. Willard Van Orman Quine is one of the most influential
analytic philosophers of the latter half of the twentieth century.
His contribution to the study of logic, metaphysics, the theory of
knowledge and the philosophy of mind and language can hardly be
underestimated. No serious student of modern analytic philosophy
can afford to ignore Quine's work, yet there is no doubt that it
presents a considerable challenge. "Quine: A Guide for the
Perplexed" is the ideal book for anyone who needs to meet that
challenge. The book offers clear explication and analysis of
Quine's writings and ideas in all those areas of philosophy to
which he contributed. Quine's work is set in its intellectual
context, illuminating his connections to Russell, Carnap and
logical positivism. Detailed attention is paid to Word and Object,
Quine's seminal text, and to his important theories on the nature
of truth, knowledge and reality. Above all, this text presents
Quine's philosophy as a unified whole, identifying and exploring
the themes and approaches common to his seemingly disparate
concerns, and showing this to be the key to understanding fully the
work of this major modern thinker.
Gary Kemp presents a penetrating investigation of key issues in the
philosophy of language, by means of a comparative study of two
great figures of late twentieth-century philosophy. So far as
language and meaning are concerned, Willard Van Orman Quine and
Donald Davidson are usually regarded as birds of a feather. The two
disagreed in print on various matters over the years, but
fundamentally they seem to be in agreement; most strikingly,
Davidson's thought experiment of Radical Interpretation looks to be
a more sophisticated, technically polished version of Quinean
Radical Translation. Yet Quine's most basic and general
philosophical commitment is to his methodological naturalism, which
is ultimately incompatible with Davidson's main commitments. In
particular, it is impossible to endorse, from Quine's perspective,
the roles played by the concepts of truth and reference in
Davidson's philosophy of language: Davidson's employment of the
concept of truth is from Quine's point of view needlessly
adventurous, and his use of the concept of reference cannot be
divorced from unscientific 'intuition'. From Davidson's point of
view, Quine's position looks needlessly scientistic, and seems
blind to the genuine problems of language and meaning. Gary Kemp
offers a powerful argument for Quine's position, and in favour of
methodological naturalism and its corollary, naturalized
epistemology. It is possible to give a consistent and explanatory
account of language and meaning without problematic uses of the
concepts truth and reference, which in turn makes a strident
naturalism much more plausible.
Continuum's "Guides for the Perplexed" are clear, concise and
accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that
students and readers can find especially challenging. Concentrating
specifically on what it is that makes the subject difficult to
fathom, these books explain and explore key themes and ideas,
guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of demanding
material. Willard Van Orman Quine is one of the most influential
analytic philosophers of the latter half of the twentieth century.
His contribution to the study of logic, metaphysics, the theory of
knowledge and the philosophy of mind and language can hardly be
underestimated. No serious student of modern analytic philosophy
can afford to ignore Quine's work, yet there is no doubt that it
presents a considerable challenge. "Quine: A Guide for the
Perplexed" is the ideal book for anyone who needs to meet that
challenge. The book offers clear explication and analysis of
Quine's writings and ideas in all those areas of philosophy to
which he contributed. Quine's work is set in its intellectual
context, illuminating his connections to Russell, Carnap and
logical positivism. Detailed attention is paid to Word and Object,
Quine's seminal text, and to his important theories on the nature
of truth, knowledge and reality. Above all, this text presents
Quine's philosophy as a unified whole, identifying and exploring
the themes and approaches common to his seemingly disparate
concerns, and showing this to be the key to understanding fully the
work of this major modern thinker.
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