The Quinean Backdrop
The Quinean Backdrop
The thesis that philosophy is continuous with science is defended and distinguished from another influential version of naturalism. Holism is then discussed with particular emphasis on the kind of holism the indispensability argument requires – namely, confirmational holism. It is then revealed how Quinean naturalism and confirmational holism combine to yield the crucial premise of the Quine–Putnam indispensability argument.
Keywords: confirmational holism, holism, indispensability argument, naturalism, Putnam, Quine
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