<strong>Quine</strong> was one of the foremost philosophers of the Twentieth century. In thisoutstanding overview of Quines philosophy Peter Hylton shows why Qu... » 

Quine was one of the foremost philosophers of the Twentieth century. In thisoutstanding overview of Quines philosophy Peter Hylton shows why Quine is soimportant and how his philosophical naturalism has been so influential withinanalytic philosophy.Beginning with an overview of Quines philosophical background in logic andmathematics and the role of Rudolf Carnaps influence on Quines thought hegoes on to discuss Quines famous analyticsynthetic distinction and hisarguments concerning the nature of the a priori. He also discusses Quinesphilosophy of language and epistemology his celebrated theory of theindeterminacy of translation and his broader views of ontology and modality.This book is essential reading for anyone interested in Quine twentiethcentury philosophy and the philosophy of language. «