Dear Carnap, Dear Van: The Quine-Carnap Correspondence and Related Work

by Willard Van Orman Quine and Rudolf Carnap

Rudolf Carnap and W. V. Quine, two of the twentieth century's most important philosophers, corresponded at length--and over a long period of time--on matters personal, professional, and philosophical. Their friendship encompassed issues and disagreements that go to the heart of contemporary philosophic discussions. Carnap (1891-1970) was a founder and leader of the logical positivist school. The younger Quine (1908-) began as his staunch admirer but...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000N3KCKC
• ISBN13: 9780520068476
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 499 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"