Words and Life

by Hilary Putnam

Book Overview

Hilary Putnam has been convinced for some time that the present situation in philosophy calls for revitalization and renewal; in this latest book he shows us what shape he would like that renewal to take. Words and Life offers a sweeping account of the sources of several of the central problems of philosophy, past and present, and of why some of those problems are not going to go away. As the titles of the first four parts in the volume--"The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674956079
• ISBN13: 9780674956070
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.3"