HOLISM A shopper’s guide Jerry Fodor and Ernest LeporeCopyright © Jey Fodor and Ernest Leone 1992 rand epre ater denied autor his work nhac econ ot he Cops Fs published 192 Reid wh someone 192, 1993 kvl Posh 28 Main es, See 01 {mb Masih 2142, USA, 108 Cote Road, Onder OX JF UK igs rere. Exes forthe guration of shor pasags ote Tepes an ron ob abs me sepaiced stored ns reteset, an oot DY ‘By nctn cong echanica,ponocopying earn oF oer hoa the por ermine pels Excpinhe Used Stes of Ameri hi bookie sje the onion ht tsa ty way fad or tera, been so, ‘Sedu o ater raed without he aber pir camer ‘hy fam of bain se cover her han shin whch pueda thou rar cms ndings conconDngmpse on he ‘absequen pare, Litrar of Congres Cataloging Pubcon Date Fodor Ham: shoppe ade Jey Fodor Eee ep Indes itor eee andindnes 1 2M Py) apr Ee, 150- Balesee 19291-29538 us aa0 ISBN 0-631 18I9I-X (al pape) ISHNO-G31- 1819) (ph tk pape) Bri inary Cataloging in Pubiton Date Aca catalogue sod forth hook i avilable the Be Libary “Types on 13g Sabon by Hope Set Abo Lt media Crea Bri by 1 hese Pda, Corll “hishook is prime on ace paper for Janet and Francesca1am sent with broom before ‘To sweep the dust behind the door. ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act V CONTENTS Preface 1 Introduction: A Geography ofthe Issues 2 WV, 0. Quine: Meaning Holism and Confirmation Holism 3 Donald Davidson: Meaning Holism and Radical Interpretation 4 David Lewis: Meaning Holism and the Primacy of Beliet 5 D.C. Dennett: Meaning Holism and the [Noemativity of Intentional Ascription (and a Lite Mote about Davidson) 6 Ned Block: Meaning Holism and Conceptual Role Semantics 7 Paul Churchland: State Space Semantics (and a Brief Conclusion) Notes References a 59 10s 137 163 187 209 9