Willard Van Orman Quine
Contemporary United States Analytic Philosophy
Biography
American philosopher and logician. One of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century.
Life Dates
Born: June 25, 1908
Died: December 25, 2000
Notable Quotes
"To be is to be the value of a variable."
"Philosophy of science is philosophy enough."
"No entity without identity."
"Different persons growing up in the same language are like different bushes trimmed and trained to take the shape of identical elephants."
"The totality of our so-called knowledge or beliefs is a man-made fabric which impinges on experience only along the edges."
Contemporaries
John RawlsJudith ButlerMartha NussbaumCornel WestJohn DeweyNancy CartwrightJohn DeweyThomas KuhnJohn RawlsRichard RortyNoam ChomskyMartha NussbaumDaniel DennettJudith ButlerCornel WestAlvin PlantingaSaul KripkeHilary PutnamJohn SearleThomas NagelRobert NozickChristine KorsgaardMichael SandelNancy FraserLinda ZagzebskiDavid LewisPeter van InwagenHelen LonginoElliott SoberPaul BoghossianRobert BrandomHubert DreyfusAlison GopnikStephen YabloSally HaslangerPeter RailtonFred DretskeTyler BurgeRuth MillikanNed BlockSydney ShoemakerRoderick ChisholmNelson GoodmanWilfrid Sellars