This thinker attempted to resolve Skolem's Paradox in a paper titled "Models and Reality." Along with Quine, this thinker names an "indispensability" argument for mathematical realism. This philosopher argued against "brain state theorists" in a series of works outlining his multiple realizability thesis. To demonstrate that meaning is not determined by intrinsic properties, he created a thought experiment involving a counterpart to Oscar who uses the word "water" to refer to XYZ instead of H20. In Reason, Truth, and History, he attempted to refute the idea of the "bra
This thinker attempted to resolve Skolem's Paradox in a paper titled "Models and Reality." Along with Quine, this thinker names an "indispensability" argument for mathematical realism. This philosopher argued against "brain state theorists" in a series of works outlining his multiple realizability thesis. To demonstrate that meaning is not determined by intrinsic properties, he created a thought experiment involving a counterpart to Oscar who uses the word "water" to refer to XYZ instead of H20. In Reason, Truth, and History, he attempted to refute the idea of the "brain in a vat." For 10 points, name this philosopher whose essay "The Meaning of Meaning" put forth his "Twin Earth" thought experiment.
This thinker attempted to resolve Skolem's Paradox in a paper titled "Models and Reality."
Hilary Putnam