Hilary Putnam
By: edited by Yemima Ben-Menahem.
Contributors: Ben-Menahem, Yemima, 1946-
Series: Contemporary philosophy in focus
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Putnam, Hilary
Description: "The richness of Hilary Putnam's philosophical oeuvre consists not only in the broad spectrum of problems addressed but also in the transformation and restructuring his positions have undergone over the years. The essays collected in this volume are sensitive to both these dimensions. They discuss Putnam's major philosophical contributions to the theory of meaning, the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of science and mathematics, and moral theory. But, in addition, tracing threads of change and continuity, they analyze the dynamics underlying the unfolding of Putnam's thought. The volume also constitutes a critical introduction to a number of central issues in contemporary philosophy, including quantum logic, realism, functionalism, the 'mind as computer' metaphor, and the fact/value dichotomy."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Putnam's "The meaning of 'meaning'" : externalism in historical context -- Juliet Floyd; title: The face of perception -- Charles Travis; title: Realism, beyond miracles -- Axel Mueller, -- Arthur Fine; title: Putnam on skepticism -- Yemima Ben-Menahem; title: The tale of quantum logic -- Tim Maudlin; title: Another philosopher looks at quantum mechanics, or what quantum theory is not -- Nancy Cartwright; title: Structural realism and contextual individuality -- John Stachel; title: The rise and fall of computational functionalism -- Oron Shagrir; title: The pragmatic turn : the entanglement of fact and value-- Richard J. Bernstein.