{"product_id":"philosophy-as-dialogue-by-hilary-putnam-9780674281356","title":"Philosophy as Dialogue","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of Hilary Putnam's stimulating, incisive responses to such varied and eminent thinkers as Richard Rorty, Jürgen Habermas, Noam Chomsky, Martha Nussbaum, W. V. Quine, Wilfrid Sellars, John McDowell, and Cornel West.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHilary Putnam (1926–2016) was renowned—sometimes even infamous—for changing his philosophical positions over the course of his long and much-admired career. This collection of essays, the first of its kind, showcases how his ideas evolved as he wrestled with the work of his contemporaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDivided into five thematic sections, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy as Dialogue\u003c\/i\u003e begins with questions of language and formal logic, tracing Putnam's reactions to the arguments of Wilfrid Sellars, Noam Chomsky, Charles Travis, and Tyler Burge. Next, it brings together Putnam's responses to realists and antirealists, philosophers of science and of perception, followed by forays into pragmatism and scepticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Putnam devoted most of his efforts to logic, mathematics, and the philosophy of mind, he also addressed issues in moral philosophy, politics, and religion. Here we read him in conversation with giants of these fields, including Martha Nussbaum, Jürgen Habermas, Elizabeth Anscombe, Cora Diamond, Richard Rorty, and Franz Rosenzweig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy as Dialogue\u003c\/i\u003e presents Putnam's deeply personal and largely unknown writing on philosophical method, revealing the influence of W. V. Quine, Michael Dummett, and Stanley Cavell on his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnce more, Mario De Caro and David Macarthur have presented and introduced a carefully curated selection of Hilary Putnam's writings that aims to transform how he is understood. Most of all, these thirty-six replies and responses to his contemporaries showcase the extraordinary—perhaps even unparalleled—breadth of his work and his capacity to engage deeply with seemingly every mode of philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000704909548,"sku":"9780674281356","price":90.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1315443482428.jpg?v=1763298925","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/philosophy-as-dialogue-by-hilary-putnam-9780674281356","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}