Wittgenstein And Davidson On Language, Thought, And Action
by Claudine Verheggen /
2017 / English / PDF
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Wittgenstein and Davidson are two of the most influential and
controversial figures of twentieth-century philosophy. However,
whereas Wittgenstein is often regarded as a deflationary
philosopher, Davidson is considered to be a theory builder and
systematic philosopher par excellence. Consequently, little work
has been devoted to comparing their philosophies with each other.
In this volume of new essays, leading scholars show that in fact
there is much that the two share. By focusing on the similarities
between Wittgenstein and Davidson, their essays present compelling
defences of their views and develop more coherent and convincing
approaches than either philosopher was able to propose on his own.
They show how philosophically fruitful and constructive reflection
on Wittgenstein and Davidson continues to be, and how relevant the
writings of both philosophers are to current debates in philosophy
of mind, language, and action.
Wittgenstein and Davidson are two of the most influential and
controversial figures of twentieth-century philosophy. However,
whereas Wittgenstein is often regarded as a deflationary
philosopher, Davidson is considered to be a theory builder and
systematic philosopher par excellence. Consequently, little work
has been devoted to comparing their philosophies with each other.
In this volume of new essays, leading scholars show that in fact
there is much that the two share. By focusing on the similarities
between Wittgenstein and Davidson, their essays present compelling
defences of their views and develop more coherent and convincing
approaches than either philosopher was able to propose on his own.
They show how philosophically fruitful and constructive reflection
on Wittgenstein and Davidson continues to be, and how relevant the
writings of both philosophers are to current debates in philosophy
of mind, language, and action.
