Works by John V. Canfield
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Moore and Wittgenstein on Certainty.John V. Canfield - 1997 - Philosophical Review 106 (2):281.details
I can't help but like a book that calls Wittgenstein the greatest philosopher since Kant and then proceeds to show how On Certainty, a manifestly brilliant but understudied book, sheds light on matters under current debate. It is pleasant to see a highly skilled contemporary put texts from the later philosophy under close scrutiny and mine them for insight, and that outside the bounds of familiar Wittgenstein scholarship.
Ludwig Wittgenstein in 20th Century Philosophy
The Community View.John V. Canfield - 1996 - Philosophical Review 105 (4):469-488.details
Saul Kripke, among others, reads Wittgenstein's private-language argument as an inference from the idea of rule following: The concept of a private language is inconsistent, because using language entails following rules, and following rules entails being a member of a community. Kripke expresses the key exegetical claim underlying that reading as follows.
Kripkenstein on Meaning in Philosophy of Language
Public Language in Philosophy of Language
Becoming Human: The Development of Language, Self and Self-Consciousness.John V. Canfield - 2007 - Palgrave-Macmillan.details
This book is a philosophical examination of the main stages in our journey from hominid to human. It deals with the nature and origin of language, the self, self-consciousness, and the religious ideal of a return to Eden. It approaches these topics through a philosophical anthropology derived from the later writings of Wittgenstein. The result is an account of our place in nature consistent with both a hard-headed empiricism and a this-worldy but religiously significant mysticism.
Self-Consciousness, Misc in Philosophy of Mind
Self-Deception.John V. Canfield & Don F. Gustavson - 1962 - Analysis 23 (December):32-36.details
Self-Deception in Normative Ethics
Criteria and Rules of Language.John V. Canfield - 1974 - Philosophical Review 83 (1):70-87.details
The Compatibility of Free Will and Determinism.John V. Canfield - 1962 - Philosophical Review 71 (July):352-368.details
Compatibilism in Philosophy of Action
Ned Block, Wittgenstein, and the Inverted Spectrum.John V. Canfield - 2009 - Philosophia 37 (4):691-712.details
In 'Wittgenstein and Qualia' Ned Block argues for the existence of inverted spectra and those ineffable things, qualia. The essence of his discussion is a would-be proof, presented through a series of pictures, of the possible existence of an inverted spectrum. His argument appeals to some remarks by Wittgenstein which, Block holds, commit the former to a certain 'dangerous scenario' wherein inverted spectra, and consequently qualia live and breath. I hold that a key premise of this proof is incoherent. Furthermore, (...) Block's dangerous scenario does not follow from Wittgenstein's innocent one, as Block believes it does, but rather is in conflict with it. (shrink)
The Inverted Spectrum in Philosophy of Mind
Wittgenstein and Zen: John V. Canfield.John V. Canfield - 1975 - Philosophy 50 (194):383-408.details
Wittgenstein's later philosophy and the doctrines of Mahayana Buddhism integral to Zen coincide in a fundamental aspect: for Wittgenstein language has, one might say, a mystical base; and this base is exactly the Buddhist ideal of acting with a mind empty of thought. My aim is to establish and explore this phenomenon. The result should be both a deeper understanding of Wittgenstein and the removal of a philosophical objection to Zen that has troubled some people.
Wittgenstein and Buddhism.John V. Canfield - 1980 - Philosophical Review 89 (1):140.details
Buddhism in Philosophy of Religion
Tractatus Objects.John V. Canfield - 1976 - Philosophia 6 (1):81-99.details
Wittgenstein and Zen.John V. Canfield - 1975 - Philosophy 50 (194):383 - 408.details
Wittgenstein, Language and World.John V. Canfield - 1981 - University of Massachusetts Press.details
Language Games 2 This chapter provides some background necessary for subsequent discussions by sketching in the idea of a language game, thereby giving a ...
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Wittgenstein on Fear.John V. Canfield - 2007 - In Danièle Moyal-Sharrock (ed.), Perspicuous Presentations: Essays on Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Psychology. Palgrave-Macmillan.details
Philosophy of Psychology in Philosophy of Cognitive Science
The Concept of Function in Biology.John V. Canfield - 1990 - Philosophical Topics 18 (2):29-53.details
Functions in Philosophy of Biology
Donnellan's Theory of Names.John V. Canfield - 1977 - Dialogue 16 (1):104-127.details
Reference in Philosophy of Language
Semantics in Philosophy of Language
Wittgenstein's Lectures on the Foundations of Mathematics, Cambridge, 1939: From the Notes of R.G. Bosanquet, Norman Malcolm, Rush Rhees, and Yorick Smythies.John V. Canfield - 1981 - Canadian Journal of Philosophy 11 (2):333-356.details
Criteria and Method.John V. Canfield - 1974 - Metaphilosophy 5 (4):298–315.details
Paradoxes of Self-Deception.John V. Canfield & Patrick Mcnally - 1960 - Analysis 21 (June):140-144.details
Anthropological Science Fiction and Logical Necessity.John V. Canfield - 1975 - Canadian Journal of Philosophy 4 (3):467 - 479.details
What is the source of the hardness of the logical must? What does the necessity of mathematical and logical inference consist in? If I am plotting the curve y = x2 and assume that x = 2 I must conclude that y = 4; no other consequence can be drawn. What is the nature of this 'must'?Understanding Wittgenstein's answer to this question is essential to understanding his later philosophy. The question of the nature of logical or mathematical necessity is as (...) fundamental for the Investigations as it obviously was for the Tractatus. Barry Stroud's article "Wittgenstein and Logical Necessity" certainly is still one of the most illuminating and important of the papers dealing with this question. (shrink)
Logical Necessity in Metaphysics
"The" Early Philosphy - Language as Picture.John V. Canfield (ed.) - 1986 - Garland.details
1. The early philosophy--language as picture -- 2. Logic and ontology -- 3. "My world and its value" -- 4. The later philosophy--views and reviews -- 5. Method and essense -- 6. Meaning -- 7. Criteria -- 8. Knowing, naming, certainty, and idealism -- 9. The private language argument -- 10. Logical necessity and rules -- 11. Philosophy of mathematics -- 12. Persons -- 13. Psychology and conceptual relativity -- 14. Aesthetics, ethics, and religion -- 15. Elective affinities.
Names and Causes.John V. Canfield - 1979 - Philosophical Studies 35 (1):71 - 80.details
Names in Philosophy of Language
Wittgenstein: Language and the World.John V. Canfield - 1984 - Philosophical Review 93 (2):271-274.details
Teleological Explanations.Teleology.John V. Canfield, Larry Wright & Andrew Woodfield - 1978 - Philosophical Review 87 (2):284.details
Teleology in Philosophy of Biology
'I Know That I Am in Pain'is Senseless.John V. Canfield - 1975 - In Keith Lehrer (ed.), Analysis and Metaphysics. Springer. pp. 129--144.details
Pain in Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Consciousness in Philosophy of Mind
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The Looking-Glass Self: An Examination of Self Awareness.Robert C. Coburn & John V. Canfield - 1993 - Philosophical Review 102 (1):129.details
An Inquiry Into the Freedom of Decision.John V. Canfield - 1964 - Philosophical Review 73 (2):274.details
Freedom and Liberty in Social and Political Philosophy
Motivation and Will in Philosophy of Action
"A Model" Tractatus "Language".John V. Canfield - 1972 - Philosophical Forum 4 (2):199.details
Criteria and Truth by Definition.John V. Canfield - 1980 - Philosophical Studies 37 (4):373 - 379.details
Critical Notice. [REVIEW]John V. Canfield - 1981 - Canadian Journal of Philosophy 11 (2):333-356.details
Calculations, Reasons and Causes.John V. Canfield - 1979 - In Donald F. Gustafson & Bangs L. Tapscott (eds.), Body, Mind, and Method. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 179--195.details
Internalism and Externalism about Reasons in Philosophy of Action
Reasons and Causes in Philosophy of Action
Determinism, Free Will and the Ace Predictor.John V. Canfield - 1961 - Mind 70 (July):412-416.details
Incompatibilism in Philosophy of Action
Der Grund des Seins.John V. Canfield - 2005 - Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 53 (2).details
Folk Psychology Versus Philosophical Anthropology.John V. Canfield - 1999 - Idealistic Studies 29 (3):153-171.details
The Nature of Folk Psychology in Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Free Will and Determinism: A Reply.John V. Canfield - 1963 - Philosophical Review 72 (October):502-504.details
Judgments in Sleep.John V. Canfield - 1961 - Philosophical Review 70 (2):224-230.details
Memory in Philosophy of Mind
Memory and Cognitive Science in Philosophy of Mind
L. Wittgenstein, Culture and Value Reviewed By.John V. Canfield - 1983 - Philosophy in Review 3 (4):205-207.details
Nature and Purpose.John V. Canfield - 1987 - International Studies in Philosophy 19 (3):85-87.details
British Philosophy in European Philosophy
Note on Names and Causes.John V. Canfield - 1980 - Philosophical Studies 37 (1):91 - 92.details
Purpose in Nature.John V. Canfield - 1966 - Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall.details
Vitalism in Philosophy of Biology
Philosophy of Meaning, Knowledge and Value in the 20th Century: Routledge History of Philosophy Volume 10.John V. Canfield (ed.) - 2003 - Routledge.details
The twentieth century brought enormous change to subjects such as language, metaphysics, ethics and epistemology. This volume covers the major developments in these areas and more.
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Philosophy of Meaning, Knowledge and Value in the Twentieth Century: Routledge History of Philosophy Volume 10.John V. Canfield (ed.) - 1997 - London & New York: Routledge.details
Volume 10 of the Routledge History of Philosophy presents a historical survey of the central topics in twentieth century Anglo-American philosophy. It chronicles what has been termed the 'linguistic turn' in analytic philosophy and traces the influence the study of language has had on the main problems of philosophy. Each chapter contains an extensive bibliography of the major writings in the field. All the essays present their large and complex topics in a clear and well organised way. At the end, (...) the reader finds a helpful Chronology of the major political, scientific and philosophical events in the Twentieth Century and an extensive Glossary of technical terms. (shrink)
20th Century American Philosophy in Philosophy of the Americas
20th Century British Philosophy in European Philosophy
Knowledge in Epistemology
Meaning in Philosophy of Language
Readings in the Theory of Knowledge.John V. Canfield - 1964 - [New York]Appleton-Century-Crofts.details
Epistemology, Misc in Epistemology
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The Looking-Glass Self: An Examination of Self-Awareness.John V. Canfield - 1990 - Praeger.details
"It's really an impressive thing. . . . It's a great pleasure to read and shows once again that good philosophy can be beautifully written." Roderick Chisholm Brown University.
Self-Consciousness in Experience in Philosophy of Mind
The Passage Into Language: Wittgenstein Versus Quine.John V. Canfield - 1996 - In Robert L. Arrington & Hans-Johann Glock (eds.), Wittgenstein and Quine. Routledge.details
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The Proof of Objects:Tractatus 2.0211 and 2.0212.John V. Canfield - 1993 - Philosophia 22 (3-4):313-329.details
The Philosophy of Wittgenstein: Logic and Ontology.John V. Canfield (ed.) - 1986 - New York and London: Garland.details
The Philosophy of Wittgenstein: Logical Necessity and Rules.John V. Canfield - 1986 - New York, NY, USA: Garland.details
The Self and the Emotions.John V. Canfield - 2009 - In Ylva Gustafsson, Camilla Kronqvist & Michael McEachrane (eds.), Emotions and Understanding: Wittgensteinian Perspectives. Palgrave-Macmillan. pp. 102--13.details
Emotions, Misc in Philosophy of Mind