Observation Sentences and Enlightened Empiricism in Quine’s philosophy

In this paper I set out a problem I find in Quine’s last proposal on observation sentences. I argue that this problem prevents those sentences to play the role he ascribes to them in his philosophy and undermines his enlightened empiricism. Then I tentatively explore an option I find in Quine’s own...

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Main Author: Ignacio Ávila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2014-04-01
Series:Ideas y Valores
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/36924/44525