{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-hilary-putnam-9780812698930","title":"The Philosophy of Hilary Putnam","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHilary Putnam, who turned 88 in 2014, is one of the world's greatest living philosophers. He currently holds the position of Cogan University Professor Emeritus of Harvard. He has been called \"one of the 20th century's true philosophic giants\" by Malcolm Thorndike Nicholson in \u003ci\u003eProspect\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePutnam has been highly influential in several different areas of philosophy: philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Hilary Putnam\u003c\/i\u003e is a volume in the prestigious \u003ci\u003eLibrary of Living Philosophers\u003c\/i\u003e series. It contains 26 chapters, each original to this work, and written by well-known philosophers, including the late Richard Rorty and the late Michael Dummett. The volume also includes Putnam's replies to each of the 26 critical and descriptive essays, which cover the broad range of Putnam's thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe essays are organized thematically into the following parts: Philosophy and Mathematics, Logic and Language, Knowing and Being, Philosophy of Practice, and Elements of Pragmatism. Readers will also appreciate the extensive intellectual autobiography that offers further insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000805114092,"sku":"9780812698930","price":525.64,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9287473482477.jpg?v=1763306293","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-philosophy-of-hilary-putnam-9780812698930","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}