{"product_id":"quiddities-w-v-quine-9780674743526","title":"Quiddities: An Intermittently Philosophical Dictionary","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe appellation \"polymath\" is often lightly bestowed, but it can be applied with confidence to the celebrated philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine. Quine's areas of interest are panoramic, as this lively book amply demonstrates. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving from A (\u003ci\u003ealphabet\u003c\/i\u003e) to Z (\u003ci\u003ezero\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eQuiddities\u003c\/i\u003e roams through more than eighty topics, each providing a full measure of piquant thought, wordplay, and wisdom, couched in easy and elegant prose--\"Quine at his unbuttoned best,\" in Donald Davidson's words. Philosophy, language, and mathematics are the subjects most fully represented; tides of entries include \u003ci\u003ebelief\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ecommunication\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003efree will\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eidiotisms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003elongitude and latitude\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003emarks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eprizes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLatin pronunciation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003etolerance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003etrinity\u003c\/i\u003e. Even the more technical entries are larded with homely lore, anecdote, and whimsical humor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuiddities\u003c\/i\u003e will be a treat for admirers of Quine and for others who like to think, who care about language, and who enjoy the free play of intellect on topics large and small. For this select audience, it is an ideal book for browsing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Willard Van Orman Quine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674743520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674743526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 5.96w x 0.61d","brand":"Willard Van Orman Quine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120028741887,"sku":"9780674743526","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02fdc311-0b75-47c3-8a07-f25d99d4fce1.jpg?v=1687412177","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/quiddities-w-v-quine-9780674743526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}