Arrington R., Glock H-J. (eds.). Wittgenstein and Quine

London: Routledge, 2004. — 308 p. — ISBN10: 0415349044; ISBN13: 978-0415349048.This unique study brings together for the first time two of the most important philosophers of this century. Never before have these two thinkers been compared - and commentators' opinions on their relationship differ greatly. Are the views of Wittgenstein and Quine on method and the nature of philosophy comparable or radically opposed? Does Wittgenstein's concept of language engender that of Quine, or threaten its philosophical foundations? An understanding of the similarities and differences between the thought of Wittgenstein and of Quine is essential if we are to have a full picture of contemporary philosophy. This collection of essays offers diverse and original ways in which to view their relationship.Wittgenstein and Quine: proximity at great distance / P.M.S. Hacker
Quine and Wittgenstein: the odd couple / Burton Dreben
Perspicuous representations / Christopher Hookway
Quine, Wittgenstein and holism / Roger F. Gibson
Scepticism, science, Quine and Wittgenstein / Douglas G. Winblad
The Passage into language: Wittgenstein versus Quine / John V. Canfield
On safari with Wittgenstein, Quine and Davidson / Hans-Johann Glock
Existence and theory: Quine's conception of reality / Ilham Dilman
Ontological commitment / Robert L. Arrington
The Conflict between Wittgenstein and Quine on the nature of language and cognition and its implications for constraint theory / Stuart Shanker
Post-Quinean philosophical investigations / John F. Post.