Truth, Language, and History
Truth, Language, and History by Donald Davidson is published by Oxford University Press in 2005 and spans 350 pages. This book serves as the final volume of Davidson’s philosophical writings, where he delves into the intricate relationships between language and the world, speaker intention, and the interplay of mind and body. The essays reflect over fifty years of exploration into these themes, culminating in a discussion on the role of truth within these philosophical inquiries.
Readers will find a comprehensive examination of complex topics such as epistemology, metaphysics, and the nature of human thought. Davidson poses critical questions about the compatibility of a scientific worldview with the nuances of human cognition, emphasizing the importance of language in understanding our existence. This edition, presented in English, encapsulates Davidson’s intellectual legacy, making it a significant contribution to the fields of linguistics and philosophy.
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Truth, Language, and History is the much-anticipated final volume of Donald Davidson’s philosophical writings. In four groups of essays, Davidson continues to explore the themes that occupied him for more than fifty years: the relations between language and the world; speaker intention and linguistic meaning; language and mind; mind and body; mind and world; mind and other minds. He asks: what is the role of the concept of truth in these explorations? And, can a scientific world view make room for human thought without reducing it to something material and mechanistic? Including a new introduction by his widow, Marcia Cavell, this volume completes Donald Davidson’s colossal intellectual legacy.
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