Philosophical Papers

Volume 1, Mathematics, Matter and Method

By: Hilary Putman, Hilary Putnam

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Paperback | 10 September 1979 | Edition Number 2

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Professor Hilary Putnam has been one of the most influential and sharply original of recent American philosophers in a whole range of fields. His most important published work is collected here, together with several new and substantial studies, in two volumes. The first deals with the philosophy of mathematics and of science and the nature of philosophical and scientific enquiry; the second deals with the philosophy of language and mind. Volume one is now issued in a new edition, including an essay on the philosophy of logic first published in 1971.

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'Professor Putnam presents a powerful, coherent and persuasive system of thought. Ranging widely over the topics mentioned in their titles, the two volumes of essays yet have a remarkable degree of unity. Their themes overlap and are linked, as philosophical themes, seriously handled, must always overlap and be linked. In a period in which the general level of philosophical competence, as evidence in publication, is extremely high, Putnam's work stands conspicuously out by virtue of its combination of technical sophistication, clear-sightedness, depth and power. Nothing of what he says is trivial, most of it is true and all parts of it are systematically interconnected. His prose-lucid, lively and unpretentious - is an excellent medium for his thought.' P. F. Strawson, The Times Literary Supplement

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Non-Fiction Science Physics Quantum Physics & Quantum Mechanics & Quantum Field Theory Mathematics History of Mathematics Philosophy of Mathematics Philosophy Social & Political Philosophy Calculus & Mathematical Analysis Philosophy & Logic

Introduction
Truth and necessity in mathematics
The thesis that mathematics is logic
Mathematics without foundations
What is mathematical truth?
Philosophy of physics
An examination of Grnnbaum's philosophy of geometry
A philosopher looks at quantum mechanics
Discussion: comments on comments on comments: a reply to Margenau and Wigner
Three-valued logic
The logic of quantum mechanics
Time and physical geometry
Memo on 'conventionalism'
What theories are not
Craig's theorem
It ain't necessarily so
The 'corroboration' of theories
'Degree of confirmation' and inductive logic
Probability and confirmation
On properties
Philosophy of logic
Bibliography
Index
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