Ontological and Epistemological Implications of the work of W.V.O. Quine and of N. Goodman
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1 Introduction.- 2 Nominalism and Constructivism.- 1. Some of the main problems in historical nominalism in relation with the nominalism of Camaps Logical Structure of the World.- 2. Anti-metaphysics and metaphysics, or from ontological neutrality to ontological commitment.- 3. A minimalistic ontological program.- 4. General outline of the new ontology.- 3 Ontology and Epistemology from Empiricism to Conventionalism.- 1. Ontological commitment and empiristic considerations.- 2. Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darber muss man schweigen.- 3. Science is of the general.- 4. Things are sums of qualities.- 5. Evolution towards conventionalism.- 4 Logical Semantics and Ontology.- 1. General outline of some basic problems of logical semantics.- 2. The theory of signification and supposition of Ockham.- 3. Nelson Goodmans extensionalistic solution.- 5 Linguistic Semantics.- 1. Behaviourism in semantics.- 2. Ockham on the relation between thought and language.- 3. Evolution, cognitivism and the notion of conceptual scheme.- 6 The Individual Ontology and Ideology.- 1. The roots of the problem.- 2. Ontology. The constructivistic individual.- 3. Ideology.- 7 Particular and General.- 1. Building a world out of general abstract elements.- 2. Building a world out of particular concrete elements.- 3. Strawson on the particularities of general terms.- 4. Is perception basically perception of what is particular?.- 5. How do children in fact learn language?.- 8 Thought and Language Intentions and Intensions.- 1. Nominalists and empiricists on universals, concepts, intensions.- 2. Knowledge of brain mechanisms in the past.- 3. Behaviourism versus mentalism.- 4. G.D. Wassermann: a neuropsychological model of thought and language.- 9 Nominalism, Empiricism andConventionalism.- 1. Ockhams scepticism.- 2. Induction and contemporary nominalism.- 3. Conventionalism versus scientific realism.- Notes.- 1.- 2.- 3.- 4.- 5.- 6.- 7.- 8.- 9.