Word and Object

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Word and Object

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epistemology
Commonsense philosophy, logical positivism, and naturalized epistemology
In a later work, Word and Object (1960), Quine developed a doctrine known as naturalized epistemology. According to that view, epistemology has no normative function. That is, it does not tell people what they ought to believe. Instead, its only legitimate role is to describe the way knowledge, especially…
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In a later work, Word and Object (1960), Quine developed a doctrine known as naturalized epistemology. According to that view, epistemology has no normative function. That is, it does not tell people what they ought to believe. Instead, its only legitimate role is to describe the way knowledge, especially…
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