Hilary Putnam

Maximilian de Gaynesford

doi:10.1017/UPO9781844653119

Hilary Putnam is one of the most influential philosophers of recent times, and his authority stretches far beyond the confines of the discipline. He has had a dramatic influence on theories of meaning, semantic content, the nature of mental phenomena, on interpretations of quantum mechanics, theory-change, logic, mathematics, and on what shape we should desire for future philosophy. However, the diversity of Putnam's writings and his frequent spells of radical rethinking pose a considerable challenge to readers. De Gaynesford shows how these difficulties may be overcome by examining the whole of Putnam's career within its historical context in an accurate and accessible way. In so doing he reveals a basic unity in Putnam's work, achieved through repeated engagements with a small set of hard problems. By foregrounding this integrity, the book offers an account that is both true to Putnam and will be welcomed by students and philosophers alike as an aid to reading his work.

"An excellent introduction to Putnam's work, which offers an original encompassing interpretative hypothesis as a guide through this complex corpus of work."

Axel Mueller

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-viii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-6

Part I - Context
pp 7-7

2 - Overview
pp 8-16

3 - Analytic philosophy
pp 17-30

Part II - Character
pp 31-31

4 - Structural issues
pp 32-44

5 - Core issues
pp 45-56

6 - Intentionality
pp 57-74

Part III - Content: earlier perspectives
pp 75-75

7 - Mind
pp 76-87

8 - Science
pp 88-96

9 - Language
pp 97-112

10 - Intentional states
pp 113-126

Part IV - Content: later perspectives
pp 127-127

11 - Reality
pp 128-136

12 - Reference
pp 137-149

13 - Truth
pp 150-163

14 - Experience
pp 164-177

15 - Conclusion: an integrated vision
pp 178-196

Notes
pp 197-216

Bibliography
pp 217-230

Index
pp 231-235

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