文档介绍：Hilary Putnam
The richness of Hilary Putnam’s philosophical oeuvre consists not only in the
broad spectrum of problems addressed but also in the transformations and re-
structuring his positions have undergone over the years. The essays collected
in this volume are sensitive to both these dimensions. They discuss Putnam’s
major philosophical contributions to the theory of meaning, the philosophy of
mind, the philosophy of science and mathematics, and moral theory. But, in
addition, tracing threads of change and continuity, they analyze the dynamics
underlying the unfolding of Putnam’s thought. The volume also constitutes a
critical introduction to a number of central issues in contemporary philoso-
phy, including quantum logic, realism, functionalism, the ‘mind puter’
metaphor, and the fact/value dichotomy.
Yemima Ben-Menahem is a memberof the Departmentof Philosophy at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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