Reading Putnam

Hilary Putnam is Pearson Professor of Modern Mathematics and Mathametical Logic in the Department of Philosophy at Harvard University. Putnam has written extensively on the philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of natureal science, philosophy of language, and the philosophy of mind. The most recent publications is Pragmatism: An Open Question (Blackwell Publishers, 1995).Peter Clark is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He co-edited Mind, Psychoanalysis and Science. Bob Hale is Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at Glasgow University, Scotland. He is the author of Abstract Objects.

• Notes on Contributors. Introduction: Peter Clark and Bob Hale.1. Enchanting Views: Simon Blackburn.2. 1879?: George Boolos.3. Wittgenstein on Necessity: Some Reflections: Michael Dummett.4. Putnam and the Skolem Paradox: Michael Hallett.5. Reliability, Realism and Relativism: Kevin Kelly, Cory Juhl and Clark Glymour.6. Logic, Quanta and the Two-slit Experiemnt.7. Carnap's Principle of Tolerance, Empiricism, and Conventionalism: Thomas Ricketts.8. Putnam's Doctrine of Natural Kind Words and Frege's Doctrines of Sense, Reference, and Extension: Can They Cohere?: David Wiggins.9. On Putnam's Proof that We Are Not Brains in a Vat: Crispin Wright.10. Comments and Replies: Hilary Putnam.Select Bibliography of the Publications of Hiliary Putnam.Index of Names.