Hilary Putnam (Hardcover)

Introduction 1. The Road to Semantic Externalism i. The Legacy of Positivism ii. A New Theory of Natural Kind Terms iii. Early Putnam and Scientific Naturalism iv. The Meaning of 'Meaning' v. The Scope of Putnam's Externalism vi. Conclusion 2, Externalism, Realism and Skepticism i. Benedict Putnam? ii. Scientific Realism and Metaphysical Realism iii. The Model Theoretic Argument iv. Verificationist Semantics? v. Internal Realism vi. Brains in a Vat vii. Conceptual Relativity viii. Conclusion 3. Mind, Body and World i. The Rise of Functionalism ii. The Fall of Computational Functionalism iii. Externalism and Content iv. Problems with Perception 4. The Collapse of the Absolute Perspective i. Putnam's Pragmatism ii. Collapse of the Fact/Value Distinction iii. Implications for Religion, Politics and other Discoursesiv. The Future of Philosophy