Quine

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Quine was one of the foremost philosophers of the Twentieth century. In this outstanding overview of Quines philosophy, Peter Hylton shows why Quine is so important and how his philosophical naturalism has been so influential within analytic philosophy. Beginning with an overview of Quines philosophical background in logic and mathematics and the role of Rudolf Carnaps influence on Quines thought, he goes on to discuss Quines famous analytic-synthetic distinction and his arguments concerning the nature of the a priori. He also discusses Quines philosophy of language and epistemology, his celebrated theory of the indeterminacy of translation and his broader views of ontology and modality. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in Quine, twentieth century philosophy and the philosophy of language.