The Essential Davidson

by Donald Davidson

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The Essential Davidson compiles the most celebrated papers of one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. With a new introduction by Ernie Lepore and Kirk Ludwig, two of the world's leading authorities on his work, the volume distils Donald Davidson's seminal contributions to our understanding of language, the mind, action, and knowledge, spread over three decades' worth of essays, into one thematically organized collection. It will be invaluable for anyone. seeking a single reference point for some of the most brilliant and influential academic writing of recent times. - ;The Essent… (more)

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PHILOSOPHY OF ACTION AND PSYCHOLOGY

1. Actions, Reasons, and Causes (1963) 23
2. The Logical Form of Action Sentences 37 with Criticism, Comment, and Defence (1967) 50
3. How is Weakness of the Will Possible? (1969) 72
4. The Individuation of Events (1969) 90
5. Mental Events (1970) 105
Appendix: Emeroses by Other Names (1966) 119
6. Intending (1978) 122
7. Paradoxes of Irrationality (1982) 138

TRUTH, MEANING, AND INTERPRETATION

8. Truth and Meaning (1967) 155
9. On Saying That (1968) 171
10. Radical Interpretation (1973) 184
11. On the Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme (1974) 196
12. What Metaphors Mean (1978) 209
13. A Coherence Theory of Truth and Knowledge (1983) 225
Appendix: Afterthoughts (1987) 238
14. First Person Authority (1984) 242
15. A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs (1986) 251

Contents List of Volumes of Essays by Donald Davidson 267

Bibliography 272 (

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The Essential Davidson compiles the most celebrated papers of one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. With a new introduction by Ernie Lepore and Kirk Ludwig, two of the world's leading authorities on his work, the volume distils Donald Davidson's seminal contributions to our understanding of language, the mind, action, and knowledge, spread over three decades' worth of essays, into one thematically organized collection. It will be invaluable for anyone. seeking a single reference point for some of the most brilliant and influential academic writing of recent times. - ;The Essent

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