Hilary Putnam: Volume 6

By Maximilian De Gaynesford

While Hilary Putnam's work on theories of meaning, semantic content, the nature of mental phenomena, interpretations of quantum mechanics, theory-change, logic, and mathematics is crucial to recent and future developments in philosophy, the scope and volume of his writings and his radical re-thinking of concepts make it challenging to portray his philosophy accurately.

Maximilian de Gaynesford analyses Putnman's complete works within their historical context. He argues that the work has a basic unity based on repeated engagement with a small set of hard problems and that understanding this unity helps make this influential philosopher accessible.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773530878
• ISBN13: 9780773530874
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 7.7"