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The Philosophy of Wilfrid Sellars: Queries and Extensions

Papers Deriving from and Related to a Workshop on the Philosophy of Wilfrid Sellars held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1976

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Editors:
  1. Joseph C. Pitt

    1. Department of Philosophy and Religion, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

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Part of the book series: Philosophical Studies Series (PSSP, volume 12)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: Through the Looking Glass

    • Joseph C. Pitt
    Pages 1-18

  3. Sellars on Practical Inference

    • Bruce Aune
    Pages 19-24

  4. Sellars’ Defense of Altruism

    • W. David Solomon
    Pages 25-39

  5. Basic Propositions, Empiricism and Science

    • C. F. Delaney
    Pages 41-55

  6. Sellarsian Scientific Realism without Sensa

    • James W. Cornman
    Pages 57-71

  7. The Problem of the Two Images

    • Thomas A. Russman
    Pages 73-103

  8. Scientific Realism

    • Gary Gutting
    Pages 105-128

  9. Pierce’s Conception of Truth

    • Michael Hooker
    Pages 129-133

  10. Ordinary Knowledge and Scientific Realism

    • William A. Rottschaefer
    Pages 135-161

  11. Rules, Meaning and Behavior: Reflections on Sellars’ Philosophy of Language

    • Ausonio Marras
    Pages 163-187

  12. Linguistic Roles and Proper Names

    • Jay F. Rosenberg
    Pages 189-216

  13. Sellars on Proper Names and Belief Contexts

    • Keith Lehrer
    Pages 217-227

  14. Rules, Roles, and Ontological Commitment: An Examination of Sellars’ Analysis of Abstract Reference

    • Michael J. Loux
    Pages 229-256

  15. Logic: The Fundamentals of a Sellarsian Theory

    • Jeffrey Sicha
    Pages 257-286

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 287-305
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About this book

In early November 1976 a workshop on the Philosophy of Wilfrid Sellars was held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacks­ burg, Virginia. Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and Religion, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Research Division of the University and organized by Professor Joseph C. Pitt, its aim was to provide a forum in which views of Professor Sellars could be discussed by a group of scholars fully acquainted with this work. Aside from the twelve invited participants, the workshop was attended by interested parties from as far away as Canada. The papers contained in the volume rep­ resent the results of the discussions held that weekend. With two excep­ tions the contents are extensively rewritten and revised versions of infor­ mal talks and presentations. (Rosenberg's paper is here in its original complete version. Rottschaefer was unable to attend. ) This collection is not then the proceedings but the final product derived from work initiated that weekend. The papers reftect both the spirit of the workshop and the work of Professor Sellars in that they represent the fruits of an intense and multi-faceted dialogue. Professor Sellar~' presence and whole hearted participation left us all with more than enough food for thought and a deepened appreciation of both the man and his philosophy. Special thanks are due Thomas Gilmer, Associate Dean of Research for The College of Arts and Sciences and Randal M.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy and Religion, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

    Joseph C. Pitt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Philosophy of Wilfrid Sellars: Queries and Extensions

  • Book Subtitle: Papers Deriving from and Related to a Workshop on the Philosophy of Wilfrid Sellars held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1976

  • Editors: Joseph C. Pitt

  • Series Title: Philosophical Studies Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9848-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1978

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0903-5Published: 30 November 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-9850-6Published: 09 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-9848-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0921-8599

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8349

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 305

  • Topics: Modern Philosophy

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