Nonbeing must in some sense be, otherwise what is it that there is not? This tangled doctrine might be nicknamed Plato's beard; historically it has proved tough, frequently dulling the edge of Occam's razor.
My position is a naturalistic one; I see philosophy not as an a priori propaedeutic or groundwork for science, but as continuous with science. I see … - Willard Van Orman Quine
My position is a naturalistic one; I see philosophy not as an a priori propaedeutic or groundwork for science, but as continuous with science. I see …
- Willard Van Orman Quine
Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation. - Willard Van Orman Quine
Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation.
Some have said that the thesis [of indeterminacy] is a consequence of my behaviorism. Some have said that it is a reductio ad absurdum of my behavior… - Willard Van Orman Quine
Some have said that the thesis [of indeterminacy] is a consequence of my behaviorism. Some have said that it is a reductio ad absurdum of my behavior…
To be is to be the value of a variable. - Willard Van Orman Quine
To be is to be the value of a variable.
Science is not a substitute for common sense, but an extension of it. - Willard Van Orman Quine
Science is not a substitute for common sense, but an extension of it.
One man's observation is another man's closed book or flight of fancy. - Willard Van Orman Quine
One man's observation is another man's closed book or flight of fancy.
We must not leap to the fatalistic conclusion that we are stuck with the conceptual scheme that we grew up in. We can change it, bit by bit, plank by… - Willard Van Orman Quine
We must not leap to the fatalistic conclusion that we are stuck with the conceptual scheme that we grew up in. We can change it, bit by bit, plank by…
Necessity resides in the way we talk about things, not in the things we talk about. - Willard Van Orman Quine
Necessity resides in the way we talk about things, not in the things we talk about.
To define an expression is, paradoxically speaking, to explain how to get along without it. To define is to eliminate. - Willard Van Orman Quine
To define an expression is, paradoxically speaking, to explain how to get along without it. To define is to eliminate.
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