Maria Baghramian

Donald Davidson: Life and Words Maria Baghramian 1st edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Donald Davidson was one of the most prominent philosophers of the second half of the 20th century. His thinking about language, mind, and epistemology has shaped the views of several generations of philosophers. This book provides new interpretations of Davidson's key ideas about meaning, language and thought. Publisher Marketing: Donald Davidson (1917-2003) was one of the most prominent philosophers of the second half of the twentieth century. His thinking about language, mind, and epistemology has shaped the views of several generations of philosophers. This book brings together articles by a host of prominent philosophers to provide new interpretations of Davidson's key ideas about meaning, language and thought. The book opens with short commemorative pieces by a wide range of people who knew Davidson well, giving us glimpses into the life of a great philosopher, a beloved husband and father, a colleague, teacher and friend. The chapter by Lepore and Ludwig and the ensuing heated debate with Frederick Stoutland on how to interpret Davidson demonstrate why Davidson's legacy has become a disputed intellectual territory. The chapters by Kathrin Gluer, Peter Pagin, Barry Smith, James Higginbotham and William Child, all eminent philosophers of language, are prime examples of just one strand of this legacy, while the piece by Sophie Gibb gives us an opening to Davidson's enormous contribution to philosophy of mind. "Donald Davidson: Life and Words" closes with a piece by Davidson himself, first published in 1995 in the International Journal of Philosophical Studies, where he brings together the various strands of his work in a Unified Theory of speech and action. This book comprises key articles first published in the International Journal of Philosophical Studies and previously unpublished commemorative pieces, and serves as a fitting dedication to the work and memory of a great philosopher. "

Contributor Bio:  Baghramian, Maria Baghramian is lecturer of the Department of Philosophy, University College, Dublin. She is a graduate of Queen's University, Belfast, and Trinity College, Dublin, where she taught for a number of years.