Conventionalism
By: Yemima Ben-Menahem.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
Subjects: Convention (Philosophy) -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview : the varieties of conventionalism; title: Origins : Poincaré and Duhem on convention; title: Relativity : from "experience and geometry" to "geometry and experience"; title: Implicit definition; title: "Unlimited possibilities" : Carnap on convention; title: Metaphor and argument : Quine on convention; title: Wittgenstein : from conventionalism to iconoclasm.