Browsing by Subject "Quine, W. V. (Willard Van Orman)"
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Mathematical Ontology and Epistemology: An Analysis of Quine's and Maddy's Unique Arguments (thesis)
This thesis is concerned with the existence and knowledge of mathematical objects within a naturalistic philosophy. I will begin with a brief explanation of what constitutes a mathematical object and will then define and ... -
Quine and the Enigma of Analyticity, or, What it is Like to Think Like a Quinean
Quine's attack on what he considers to be two defunct dogmas of empiricism -- the notions of analyticity and reductionism -- is based on a misconception of the nature of language. Quine's fascination with the workings of ... -
W. V. Quine's Naturalized Epistemology and Rationality
My aim in this essay is to portray Quine's naturalized epistemology, despite its points of departure from traditionalist rationalist and empiricist epistemologies, as a viable theory of knowledge. I will conclude by ...