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Birth
Willard Van Orman Quine was born on 25 June 1908 in Akron Ohio. Willard lived with his parents (Cloyd and Harriet) and older brother (William) [1]. -
A System of Logistic
A book written by Quine that contributed to the development of the mathematical set theory. -
Two Dogmas of Empiricism
The Two Dogmas of Empiricism is a paper where Quine argued against the two central aspects of the logical empiricism. The first is to make a distinction between analytic truths and synthetic truths. The second is reductionism. Reductionism is defined as “the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon” [4]. -
Ontological Relativity
Quine believed that Ontological Relativity was a fulfillment and culmination of Naturalized Epistemology. Quine believed the ontological theory allowed us to measure the theories of the ontological cost that supported the theory of choice and that it could be used to support a challenger’s theories were costlier than theorists acknowledged. -
Death
Quine died on 25 December 2000 in Boston Massachusetts.
Quine is recognized as one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. -
Quine's Two Dogmas of Empiricism & Ontological Relativity
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Ontological Relativity
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References 2
- Quine, W. V. O. Ways of Paradox, and Other Essays. Harvard University Press, 1966.
- “Reductionism.” Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com, www.dictionary.com/browse/reductionism.
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References
- Quine, Willard Van Orman. The Time of My Life: An Autobiography. MIT Press, 1985.
- Quine, W. V. Two Dogmas of Empiricism. Longmans, Green & Co, 1951.
- Quine, W. V. Ontological Relativity, and Other Essays. Columbia University Press, 1977.
- QUINE, WILLARD VAN ORMAN. SYSTEM OF LOGISTIC. Harvard University Press, 1934.
