Download

Willard Van Orman Quine

By jbaldivia

  • What he was know for

    What he was know for
    "Quine produced highly original and important work in several areas of philosophy, including logic, ontology, epistemology, and the philosophy of language". He published many books as well. He also is know as the greatest american philosopher for the second half of the 20th century. He is best known for his arguments in Logical Empiricism regarding Analytic-Synthetic Distinction which i will focus on.

  • Born

    Born
    Willard Van Orman Quine was born on June 25 1908 in Akron, Ohio

  • Analytic-synthetic

    Analytic-synthetic
    He argues that analytic–synthetic distinction (a distinction of two kinds of truths) is unarguable. Basically how I understand it is, how is claiming a truth to be logical (analytical) different from claiming a truth as being "obvious" by our experience (synthetic). He claims that there is no true argument set forth by philosophers of the difference between the two. This argument is in "Two Dogmas of Empiricism" which was a paper published in 1951

  • Two Dogmas of Empiricism

    Two Dogmas of Empiricism
    His argument of analytic-synthetic sentences is based on his holism view that "almost none of our knowledge is directly answerable to experience". This was a major game changer when he called in to question the fundamentals of Logical Empiricism.

  • Death date

    Death date
    Quine passed away on December 25, 2000 in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 92.

  • MLA Citations

    Cline, Austin. “What's the Difference between Analytic and Synthetic Statements?” Learn Religions, 23 Dec. 2018, www.learnreligions.com/analytic-vs-synthetic-statements-4079976. Duignan, Brian. “Willard Van Orman Quine.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 21 June 2021, www.britannica.com/biography/Willard-Van-Orman-Quine.