Raising, Discussing, and Settling One Problem After Another for Four Days

The 1986 Stanford Conversation Between Quine, Davidson, Dreben, and Føllesdal

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  • Benjamin Marschall Cambridge University
  • Andreas Føllesdal

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https://doi.org/10.15173/jhap.v16i2.7201

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2026-08-13

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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2026): The 1986 Stanford Conversation between Quine, Davidson, Dreben, and Føllesdal

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