In one essay, this author produced an argument "that is not flatly circular, butÂ… has the form of a closed curve in space.
In one essay, this author produced an argument "that is not flatly circular, butÂ… has the form of a closed curve in space." That essay builds on the work of Morton White, and describes "total science" as a "field of force whose boundary conditions are experience." One of his books puts forth concepts like "stimulus meaning" and "occasion sentences." This philosopher argued for the reality of sets and numbers from "indispensability," along with (*) Hilary Putnam. He used the sentence "bachelor has less than ten letters" to show that its synonymy with "unmarried man" does not mean they are interchangeable. This philosopher attacked the verification theory of meaning and reductionism and collapsed the analytic/synthetic distinction in a 1951 essay. He argued for the "indeterminacy of translation" in Word and Object. For 10 points, name this American philosopher, who wrote "Two Dogmas of Empiricism."
In one essay, this author produced an argument "that is not flatly circular, butÂ… has the form of a closed curve in space.
W.V.O. Quine [Willard Van Orman Quine]