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THE KEY TO INTERPRETING QUINE
Author(s) -
Gibson Roger F.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
the southern journal of philosophy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2041-6962
pISSN - 0038-4283
DOI - 10.1111/j.2041-6962.1992.tb00644.x
Subject(s) - quine , philosophy , key (lock) , citation , analytic philosophy , epistemology , classics , library science , computer science , history , contemporary philosophy , computer security
There is a key to unlocking a correct interpretation of Quine which many of his critics and commentators have overlooked. That key is Quine's commitment to naturalism. In what follows, I briefly explain Quine's naturalism, then I sketch what I take to be a correct interpretation of a significant portion of Quine's philosophy in light of his naturalism, and, finally, I show that four widespread criticisms of Quine's thought arise only because his critics have failed to take seriously Quine's commitment to naturalism.