Knowledge, Language, and Interpretation

Thanks to their heterogeneity, the nine essays in this volume offer a clear testimony of Donald Davidson's authority, and they undoubtedly show how much his work - even if it has raised many doubts and criticisms - has been, and still is, highly influential and significant in contemporary analytical philosophy for a wide range of subjects. Moreover, the various articles not only critically and carefully analyze Davidson's theses and arguments (in particular those concerning language and knowledge), but they also illustrate how such theories and ideas, despite their unavoidable difficulties, are still alive and potentially fruitful. Davidon's work is indeed an important and provocative starting point for discussing the future progress of philosophy.

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Introduction
M. Cristina AMORETTI and Nicla VASSALLO
Fly swatting: Davidsonian truth theories and context
R. M. SAINSBURY

Davidson and Frege on predication
Eva PICARDI

Events and Conservativity: Clues towards Language Evolution
Massimo PIATTELLI PALMARINI

Davidson and Dummett on the Social Character of Language
Jennifer HORNSBY

Davidson on epistemic norms
Pascal ENGEL

The Place of Ontology in Davidson's Theory of Interpretation
Andrea C. BOTTANI

Language and Conceptual Schemes
Michele MARSONET

Davidson's Naturalism
Mario DE CARO

Davidson, Self-knowledge, and Skepticism
M. Cristina AMORETTI

List of Contributors