{"product_id":"reading-putnam-isbn-9780631199953","title":"Reading Putnam","description":"From the philosophy of mind and language, through physics and mathematics, to the philosophy of the human sciences, morality and religion, there is almost no area of philosophy to which Hilary Putnam has not made highly original and influential contributions. This wide-ranging collection of papers provides a critical assessment and exploration of Putnam's Seminal Work. Written by Philosophers themselves well known for their work in the field, each essay bears witness to the continuing influence and importance of Putnam's thought. Putnam's reply constitutes an extensive new essay which clarifies, and develops further, central themes in his philosophy.  \u003cp\u003eThis volume includes papers by Simon Blackburn, George Boolos, Michael Hallett, Michael Redhead, Thomas Ricketts, David Wiggins and Crispin Wright.\u003c\/p\u003e  Notes on Contributors. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Peter Clark and Bob Hale.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Enchanting Views: Simon Blackburn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. 1879?: George Boolos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Wittgenstein on Necessity: Some Reflections: Michael Dummett.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Putnam and the Skolem Paradox: Michael Hallett.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Reliability, Realism and Relativism: Kevin Kelly, Cory Juhl and Clark Glymour.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Logic, Quanta and the Two-slit Experiemnt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Carnap's Principle of Tolerance, Empiricism, and Conventionalism: Thomas Ricketts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Putnam's Doctrine of Natural Kind Words and Frege's Doctrines of Sense, Reference, and Extension: Can They Cohere?: David Wiggins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. On Putnam's Proof that We Are Not Brains in a Vat: Crispin Wright.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Comments and Replies: Hilary Putnam.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography of the Publications of Hiliary Putnam.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eHilary Putnam\u003c\/b\u003e is Pearson Professor of Modern Mathematics and Mathametical Logic in the Department of Philosophy at Harvard University. Putnam has written extensively on the philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of natureal science, philosophy of language, and the philosophy of mind. The most recent publications is \u003ci\u003ePragmatism: An Open Question\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishers, 1995).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Clark\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He co-edited \u003ci\u003eMind, Psychoanalysis and Science.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Hale\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at Glasgow University, Scotland. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAbstract Objects.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  From the philosophy of mind and language, through physics and mathematics, to the philosophy of the human sciences, morality and religion, there is almost no area of philosophy to which Hilary Putnam has not made highly original and influential contributions. This wide-ranging collection of papers provides a critical assessment and exploration of Putnam's Seminal Work. Written by Philosophers themselves well known for their work in the field, each essay bears witness to the continuing influence and importance of Putnam's thought. Putnam's reply constitutes an extensive new essay which clarifies, and develops further, central themes in his philosophy.  \u003cp\u003eThis volume includes papers by Simon Blackburn, George Boolos, Michael Hallett, Michael Redhead, Thomas Ricketts, David Wiggins and Crispin Wright.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989918040293,"sku":"NP9780631199953","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631199953.jpg?v=1761785902","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/reading-putnam-isbn-9780631199953","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}