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Willard Van Orman Quine (/ k w aɪ n /; known to his friends as "Van"; June 25, 1908 – December 25, 2000) was an American philosopher and logician in the analytic tradition, recognized as "one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century".
Willard Van Orman Quine (born June 25, 1908, Akron, Ohio, U.S.—died December 25, 2000, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American logician and philosopher, widely considered one of the dominant figures in Anglo-American philosophy in the last half of the 20th century.
Home page for Willard Van Orman Quine, mathematician and philosopher including list of books, articles, essays, students, and travels.
This project investigates both the epistemological and ontological dimensions of scientific theorizing. Quine’s epistemological concern is to examine our successful acquisition of scientific theories, while his ontological interests focus on the further logical regimentation of that theory.
Willard Van Orman Quine was one of the most well-known American “analytic” philosophers of the twentieth century. He made significant contributions to many areas of philosophy, including philosophy of language , logic, epistemology , philosophy of science , and philosophy of mind/psychology ( behaviorism ).
Willard Van Orman Quine. Other names Willard Van Quine, W. V. Quine, W. V. O. Quine. Edgar Pierce Professor of Philosophy, Harvard University. Verified email at mit.edu - Homepage. Articles Cited by. Title. Sort. Sort by citations Sort by year Sort by title.
Jan 18, 2001 · Willard Van Orman Quine, one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century, died on Christmas Day at the age of 92. In more than 20 books that have been translated into some 50 languages, Quine has addressed topics both weighty and whimsical.
Willard Van Orman Quine was born on June 25, 1908 in Akron, Ohio. He majored in mathematics with honors reading in mathematical philosophy at Oberlin College (BA), and later in philosophy in Harvard (M.A. and Ph.D.).
Willard Van Orman Quine was born in Akron, Ohio, on June 25, 1908. His father, Cloyd Robert Quine, was an Akron businessman with a machine shop background. In 1917, Cloyd Quine founded the Akron Equipment Company, whose business was the manufacture of tire molds.
Quine is the leading critic of notions from the theory of meaning, arguing that attempts to make the distinction between merely linguistic (analytic) truths and more substantive (synthetic) truths has failed.
