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Book Synopsis
A Companion to Donald Davidson presents newly commissioned essays by leading figures within contemporary philosophy. Taken together, they provide a comprehensive overview of Davidson s work across its full range, and an assessment of his many contributions to philosophy.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors ix

Introduction: Life and Work 1
Ernie Lepore and Kirk Ludwig

Part I Action Theory 13

1 Action Explanation 15
Ralf Stoecker

2 Practical Reason 32
Agnes Callard

3 Action Individuation 48
Hugh J. McCann

4 Freedom to Act 62
Olav Gjelsvik

5 Intention 75
Luca Ferrero

Part II Metaphysics 91

6 Event Variables and Their Values 93
Paul M. Pietroski

7 Causation 126
John Heil

8 Davidson’s “Method of Truth” in Metaphysics 141
William G. Lycan

9 The Concept of Truth 156
Michael Glanzberg

Part III Philosophy of Language 173

10 Truth in the Theory of Meaning 175
Ernie Lepore and Kirk Ludwig

11 Parataxis 191
Adam Sennet

12 Logical Form 208
Miguel Hoeltje

13 Radical Interpretation and the Principle of Charity 225
Peter Pagin

14 Davidson’s Measurement-Theoretic Analogy 247
Piers Rawling

15 Reference 264
J. Robert G. Williams

16 Language and Thought 287
A.P. Martinich

17 Conceptual Schemes 300
David Henderson

18 Interpretation and Value 314
Robert H. Myers

19 Predication 328
Jeff Speaks

20 Convention and Meaning 339
Kathrin Glüer

21 Metaphor and Varieties of Meaning 361
Elisabeth Camp

22 Davidson and Literary Theory 379
Samuel C. Wheeler III

Part IV Philosophy of Mind 393

23 The Larger Philosophical Signifi cance of Holism 395
Carol Rovane

24 Anomalous Monism 410
Brian P. McLaughlin

25 Triangular Externalism 443
Sven Bernecker

26 Triangulation 456
Claudine Verheggen

27 Rationality as a Constitutive Ideal 472
Michael Rescorla

28 Irrationality 489
Sarah Stroud

29 The Rationality of the Emotions 506
Mitchell Green

Part V Epistemology 519

30 Davidson and Radical Skepticism 521
Duncan Pritchard

31 First-Person Authority 533
William Child

32 Knowledge of Other Minds in Davidson’s Philosophy 550
Anita Avramides

Part VI Influences and Influence 565

33 Quine and Davidson 567
Hans-Johann Glock

34 Davidson and Contemporary Philosophy 588
Pascal Engel

Name Index 605

General Index 609

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      Publisher: Wiley
      Publication Date: 23/08/2013
      ISBN13: 9780470673706, 978-0470673706
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A Companion to Donald Davidson presents newly commissioned essays by leading figures within contemporary philosophy. Taken together, they provide a comprehensive overview of Davidson s work across its full range, and an assessment of his many contributions to philosophy.

      Table of Contents

      Notes on Contributors ix

      Introduction: Life and Work 1
      Ernie Lepore and Kirk Ludwig

      Part I Action Theory 13

      1 Action Explanation 15
      Ralf Stoecker

      2 Practical Reason 32
      Agnes Callard

      3 Action Individuation 48
      Hugh J. McCann

      4 Freedom to Act 62
      Olav Gjelsvik

      5 Intention 75
      Luca Ferrero

      Part II Metaphysics 91

      6 Event Variables and Their Values 93
      Paul M. Pietroski

      7 Causation 126
      John Heil

      8 Davidson’s “Method of Truth” in Metaphysics 141
      William G. Lycan

      9 The Concept of Truth 156
      Michael Glanzberg

      Part III Philosophy of Language 173

      10 Truth in the Theory of Meaning 175
      Ernie Lepore and Kirk Ludwig

      11 Parataxis 191
      Adam Sennet

      12 Logical Form 208
      Miguel Hoeltje

      13 Radical Interpretation and the Principle of Charity 225
      Peter Pagin

      14 Davidson’s Measurement-Theoretic Analogy 247
      Piers Rawling

      15 Reference 264
      J. Robert G. Williams

      16 Language and Thought 287
      A.P. Martinich

      17 Conceptual Schemes 300
      David Henderson

      18 Interpretation and Value 314
      Robert H. Myers

      19 Predication 328
      Jeff Speaks

      20 Convention and Meaning 339
      Kathrin Glüer

      21 Metaphor and Varieties of Meaning 361
      Elisabeth Camp

      22 Davidson and Literary Theory 379
      Samuel C. Wheeler III

      Part IV Philosophy of Mind 393

      23 The Larger Philosophical Signifi cance of Holism 395
      Carol Rovane

      24 Anomalous Monism 410
      Brian P. McLaughlin

      25 Triangular Externalism 443
      Sven Bernecker

      26 Triangulation 456
      Claudine Verheggen

      27 Rationality as a Constitutive Ideal 472
      Michael Rescorla

      28 Irrationality 489
      Sarah Stroud

      29 The Rationality of the Emotions 506
      Mitchell Green

      Part V Epistemology 519

      30 Davidson and Radical Skepticism 521
      Duncan Pritchard

      31 First-Person Authority 533
      William Child

      32 Knowledge of Other Minds in Davidson’s Philosophy 550
      Anita Avramides

      Part VI Influences and Influence 565

      33 Quine and Davidson 567
      Hans-Johann Glock

      34 Davidson and Contemporary Philosophy 588
      Pascal Engel

      Name Index 605

      General Index 609

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