Interpretations and Causes New Perspectives on Donald Davidson’s Philosophy

Many articles and books dealing with Donald Davidson's philosophy are dedicated to the papers and ideas Davidson put forward in the `sixties and `seventies. In the last two decades, however, Davidson has continued to work in many areas of philosophy, offering new contributions, many of which ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: de Caro, Mario (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1999, 1999
Edition:1st ed. 1999
Series:Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Davidson in Focus
  • Interpretation: Hard in Theory, Easy in Practice
  • I. Language, Metaphysics, and Mind
  • Davidson and Understanding Language
  • Radical Interpretation, Logic, and Conceptual Schemes
  • Donald Davidson’s Freedom
  • Physicalism and the Anomalism of the Mental
  • Anomalous Monism
  • Thirty-five Years after “Actions, Reasons, and Causes”: What Has Become of Davidson’s Causal Theory of Action?
  • Davidson on Rationality and Irrationality
  • II. Externalism
  • “Cred’io ch’ei credette ch’io credesse...”. What basis for belief?
  • First Person Authority and Memory
  • Sensory Evidence and Shared Interests
  • Owning One’s Mind
  • Is There a Problem about Davidson’s Externalism vis a-vis His Holism?
  • Internalism and Scepticism
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Index of Names
  • Index of Subjects