In Conversation: W.V. Quine - Goldfarb Panel - Section 10

The Goldfarb Panel

Professor Warren Goldfarb is chairman of the philosophy department at Harvard University. He specializes in logic, history of logic and philosophy of mathematics and as translated and edited the Logical Writings of Jacques Herbrand. He has also co-authored with Burton Dreben The Decision Problem and Solvable Classes of Quantificational Formulae.

The program begins with a discussion of Professor Quine's early philosophical career at Harvard and considers his relationship with logical positivists, most notable with Rudolf Carnap. This background sets stage for a thorough discussion of Quine's naturalism, and in particular his naturalized epistemology. Questions about the famous two dogmas are raised, and attention is drawn to his doctrines of extentionalism and ontological relativity.

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Education

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• Philosophy
• Logic
• Naturalism
• W.V.O.
• Quine
• Warren
• Goldfarb
• Harvard
• University
• Extentionalism
• Ontological
• Relativity

[inersphobia]

Well, you need to understand the point of these interviews. This is not dinner conversation. These guys have questions they really want answered.

[somor98]

Fantastic!!

[odayk]

Thanks so much for posting.

[AnonymousWhitePerson]

Quine is a demiurgos.

A god on the fourth level of godhood.

[K2nsl3r]

I guess so... They just seem a bit too reverential towards Quine, almost timid. But at least they're articulate.

[K2nsl3r]

I LOVE these interviews, mostly because they're so rare. In fact, I enjoy seeing new Quine videos so much that I'm willing to forgive some of the regular interviewers their bland monotone delivery. God! I can't imagine what a dinner conversation with some of these stuck-ups would feel like! All the same, thanks for the interviews.