Quine and Davidson on Language, Thought and Reality

Hans-Johann Glock is Reader in Philosophy at the University of Reading. He is the author of A Wittgenstein Dictionary (1996) which has been translated into German, French, Portuguese and Polish.

• Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Logical pragmatism; 2. Ontology; 3. Analyticity, apriority and necessity; 4. Truth; 5. Meaning and truth; 6. Radical translation and radical interpretation; 7. Indeterminacies; 8. Meaning and understanding; 9. Thought and language; References; Index.

'Glock's book is one that every philosopher should have on his or her shelf, and most will find it an enjoyable and illuminating work … It is admirably clear, insightful and provides critical overviews of the most important arguments of two of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century, from the point of view of a critic rather than a sympathizer. There is something valuable here for everyone, whether friend or foe of Quine or Davidson.' Notre Dame Philosophical Review