From 1930 until his death

70 years later, Quine was

affiliated in some way
with Harvard University,
first as a student, then as
a professor of philosophy
Willard Van Orman Quine and a teacher of math-
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ematics, and finally as
January 8 to March 18, 2008
an emeritus elder states-

Edison and Newman Room man who published or

Houghton Library revised seven books in
Harvard University retirement. He filled the
Edgar Pierce Chair of
Philosophy at Harvard,
1956-78. Quine falls
squarely into the ana-
lytic philosophy tradi-
tion while also being the

main proponent of the view that philosophy is not conceptual analysis. His ma-
jor writings include “Two Dogmas of Empiricism,” which attacked the distinc- For more information,
tion between analytic and synthetic propositions and advocated a form of se- please contact
Peter Accardo.
mantic holism, and Word and Object (1960) which further developed these 617-496-4027
positions and introduced the notorious indeterminacy of translation thesis.
 From 1930 until his death 70 years later,
Quine was affiliated in some way with Har-
vard University, first as a student, then
as a professor of philosophy and a
teacher of mathematics, and finally
Willard Van Orman Quine as an emeritus elder statesman
Enlightened Empiricism who published or revised seven
January 8 to March 18, 2008 books in retirement. He filled
the Edgar Pierce Chair of Phi-
losophy at Harvard, 1956-
78. Quine falls squarely
into the analytic philos-
ophy tradition while
also being

the
main propo-
nent of the view that
philosophy is not con-
ceptual analysis. His major Edison and Newman Room
writings include “Two Dog- Houghton Library
mas of Empiricism,” which at- Harvard University
tacked the distinction between
analytic and synthetic proposi- For more information,
tions and advocated a form of se- please contact Peter Accardo.
mantic holism, and Word and Ob- 617-496-4027
ject (1960) which further developed
these positions and introduced the no-
torious indeterminacy of translation thesis.
From 1930 until his death 70 years later, Quine was affiliated in some
way with Harvard University, first as a student, then as a professor of
philosophy and a teacher of mathematics, and finally as an emeritus
elder statesman who published or revised seven books in retirement.
He filled the Ed- gar Pierce Chair
of Philosophy at Harvard, 1956-
Willard Van Orman Quine
78. Quine falls Enlightened Empiricism squarely into
January 8 to March 18, 2008
the analytic phi- losophy tradi-
tion while also Edison and Newman Room being the main
Houghton Library
proponent of Harvard University the view that
philosophy is not conceptual
For more information,
analysis. His please contact Peter Accardo. major writings
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include “Two Dogmas of Em-
piricism,” which attacked the
distinction be- tween analytic
and synthetic propositions and advocated a form of semantic holism,
and Word and Object (1960) which further developed these posi-
tions and introduced the notorious indeterminacy of translation thesis.
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being the main proponent of the view
that philosophy is not conceptual
analysis. His major writings include
“Two Dogmas of Empiricism,” which

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attacked the distinction between
analytic and synthetic propositions
and advocated a form of semantic
holism, and Word and Object (1960)
Enlightened which further developed these
positions and introduced the notorious
Empiricism indeterminacy of translation thesis.

From 1930 until his death 70 years later,

Quine was affiliated in some way with
January 8 to March 18, 2008
Harvard University, first as a student,
Edison and Newman Room
then as a professor of philosophy and
Houghton Library
a teacher of mathematics, and finally
Harvard University
as an emeritus elder statesman who
published or revised seven books in For more information,
retirement. He filled the Edgar Pierce please contact Peter Accardo.
Chair of Philosophy at Harvard, 1956- 617-496-4027
78. Quine falls squarely into the
analytic philosophy tradition while also
Willard Van Orman Quine
Enlightened Empiricism

From 1930 until his death 70 years later,

Quine was affiliated in some way with
Harvard University, first as a student,
then as a professor of philosophy and
a teacher of mathematics, and finally
as an emeritus elder statesman who
published or revised seven books in
retirement. He filled the Edgar Pierce
Chair of Philosophy at Harvard,
1956-78. Quine falls squarely into
the analytic philosophy tradition while
also being the main proponent of the
view that philosophy is not conceptual
analysis. His major writings include
“Two Dogmas of Empiricism,” which
attacked the distinction between
January 8 to March 18, 2008
Edison and Newman Room analytic and synthetic propositions
Houghton Library and advocated a form of semantic
Harvard University holism, and Word and Object (1960)
which further developed these
For more information,
please contact Peter Accardo. positions and introduced the notorious
617-496-4027 indeterminacy of translation thesis.
From 1930 until his death 70 years later, Quine was affiliated in some way January 8 to March 18, 2008
with Harvard University, first as a student, then as a professor of philosophy
and a teacher of mathematics, and finally as an emeritus elder statesman
Edison and Newman Room
who published or revised seven books in retirement. He filled the Edgar Houghton Library
Pierce Chair of Philosophy at Harvard, 1956-78. Quine falls squarely into Harvard University
the analytic philosophy tradition while also being the main proponent of the
view that philosophy is not conceptual analysis. His major writings include
“Two Dogmas of Empiricism,” which attacked the distinction between For more information,
analytic and synthetic propositions and advocated a form of semantic please contact Peter Accardo.
holism, and Word and Object (1960) which further developed these
positions and introduced the notorious indeterminacy of translation thesis.
617-496-4027

Willard Van Orman Quine

Enlightened Empiricism
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From 1930 until his death 70 years later, Quine was affiliated
in some way with Harvard University, first as a student, then as January 8 to March 18, 2008
a professor of philosophy and a teacher of mathematics, and
finally as an emeritus elder statesman who published or revised Edison and Newman Room
seven books in retirement. He filled the Edgar Pierce Chair of Houghton Library
Philosophy at Harvard, 1956-78. Quine falls squarely into the Harvard University
analytic philosophy tradition while also being the main proponent
of the view that philosophy is not conceptual analysis. His major For more information,
writings include “Two Dogmas of Empiricism,” which attacked please contact Peter Accardo.
the distinction between analytic and synthetic propositions and 617-496-4027
advocated a form of semantic holism, and Word and Object
(1960) which further developed these positions and introduced
the notorious indeterminacy of translation thesis.
 Willard Van Orman

Quine
Enlightened Empiricism
January 8 to March 18, 2008

From 1930 until his death 70 years later,
Quine was affiliated in some way with Har-
vard University, first as a student, then as a
professor of philosophy and a teacher of math-
ematics, and finally as an emeritus elder states-
man who published or revised seven books in
retirement. He filled the Edgar Pierce Chair of
Philosophy at Harvard, 1956-78. Quine falls
squarely into the analytic philosophy tradition
while also being the main proponent of the
view that philosophy is not conceptual analy-
sis. His major writings include “Two Dogmas
of Empiricism,” which attacked the distinc-
tion between analytic and synthetic proposi-
tions and advocated a form of semantic holism,
and Word and Object (1960) which further
developed these positions and introduced the
notorious indeterminacy of translation thesis.

Edison and Newman Room

Houghton Library
Harvard University

For more information,

please contact Peter Accardo.
617-496-4027
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January 8 to March 18, 2008
Edison and Newman Room
Houghton Library
Harvard University

From 1930 until his death 70 years later, Quine was

affiliated in some way with Harvard University, first

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as a student, then as a professor of philosophy and
a teacher of mathematics, and finally as an emeritus
elder statesman who published or revised seven
books in retirement. He filled the Edgar Pierce Chair
of Philosophy at Harvard, 1956-78.
Quine
Quine falls squarely into the analytic philosophy
tradition while also being the main proponent of the
view that philosophy is not conceptual analysis. His
major writings include “Two Dogmas of Empiricism,”
For more information,
which attacked the distinction between analytic
please contact Peter Accardo.
and synthetic propositions and advocated a form of
617-496-4027
semantic holism, and Word and Object (1960) which
further developed these positions and introduced
the notorious indeterminacy of translation thesis.