@inbook{ea92d50c4bb24796b6af1cdd9f44ddef,
title = "Quine and Naturalism",
abstract = "Willard Van Ormond Quine is rightly regarded as the pivotal figure in the rise of philosophical naturalism in the second half of the twentieth century. Looking back at his work from a contemporary perspective, however, it is striking how far his assumptions and concerns diverge from those of present-day naturalists. The chapter will examine three areas where the approach adopted by Quine differs significantly from that of contemporary naturalism: first, the nature of philosophy and its relation to science; second, the analytic-synthetic distinction and the rejection of a priori knowledge; and third, physicalism. By exploring these differences, this chapter aims to cast light both on the historical Quine and on contemporary naturalism.",
keywords = "Quine, naturalism, reliabilism, meaning, analytic-synthetic",
author = "David Papineau",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2025 selection and editorial matter, Gary N. Kemp, Ali Hossein Khani, Hossein Sheykh Rezaee, and Hassan Amiriara. All rights reserved.",
year = "2024",
month = nov,
day = "25",
doi = "10.4324/9781003430568-9",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781032554136",
series = "Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy",
publisher = "Routledge",
pages = "139--159",
editor = "Gary Kemp and Khani, {Ali Hossein} and Rezaee, {Hossein Sheykh} and Hassan Amiriara",
booktitle = "Naturalism and its Challenges",
}