Problems of Rationality by Donald Davidson

Problems of Rationality by Donald Davidson

Problems of Rationality is the eagerly awaited fourth volume of Donald Davidson's philosophical writings. From the 1960s until his death in August 2003 Davidson was perhaps the most influential figure in English-language philosophy, and his work has had a profound effect upon the discipline. His unified theory of the interpretation of thought, meaning, and action holds that rationality is a necessary condition for both mind and interpretation. Davidson here develops this theory to illuminate value judgements and how we understand them; to investigate what the conditions are for attributing mental states to an object or creature; and to grapple with the problems presented by thoughts and actions which seem to be irrational. Anyone working on knowledge, mind, and language will find these essays essential reading.

Davidson's work invites more work.. can only give one's own philosophical thinking greater clarity and depth. * Transcendent Philosophy *

Davidson, Donald: - Donald Davidson was a professor of English at Vanderbilt University. As a member of the Nashville Fugitive group of poets he was one of the founders and editors of their magazine, The Fugitive, 1922-1925. With Allen Tate, John Crowe Ransom, Robert Penn Warren, Stark Young, John Gould Fletcher, Frank L. Owsley, and other Southerners, he contributed to I'll Take My Stand: The South and Agrarian Tradition, a significant work dealing with the problems of the South, published in 1930.

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Titel	Problems of Rationality
Autor	Donald Davidson
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2004-06-03
Seitenanzahl	304
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