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W.V.O. Quine (1908-2000) was a prominent 20th century analytic philosopher.
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How does Quine effectively shift from points he has made about knowledge acquisition to conc...
Quine uses the analogy of a "web of belief" to illustrate this view, in which beliefs hold together with some measure of coherence. … If so, tell me why and I can try to explain how Quine would answer to the best of my ability and to the extent of my knowledge of Quine.
I hope this somewhat answers your question! …
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How does Quine effectively shift from points he has made about knowledge acquisition to conc...
However, Quine tried to attack this haven of certainty but saying that even proofs rest indirectly on the way the world is. … The point Quine is making is that the difference between empirical propositions and analytic propositions is not sharp along Aristotelian genus-differentia, but rather a matter of gradation and degree. …