Problems of Rationality

Problems of Rationality
Authors
Davidson, Donald
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Tags
philosophy
ISBN
9780198237549
Date
2004-03-25T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.30 MB
Lang
en
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*Problems of Rationality* is the eagerly awaited fourth volume of Donald Davidson's philosophical writings. From the 1960s until his death in August 2003 Davidson was perhaps the most influential figure in English-language philosophy, and his work has had a profound effect upon the discipline. His unified theory of the interpretation of thought, meaning, and action holds that rationality is a necessary condition for both mind and interpretation. Davidson here develops this theory to illuminate value judgements and how we understand them; to investigate what the conditions are for attributing mental states to an object or creature; and to grapple with the problems presented by thoughts and actions which seem to be irrational. Anyone working on knowledge, mind, and language will find these essays essential reading.