Companion to Donald Davidson

1. What Is Radical Interpretation? -- 2. The Role of Radical Interpretation for Meaning Theory -- 3. The Principle of Charity -- 4. The Power of Charity -- 5. The Justification of Charity -- References -- 14: Davidson's Measurement-Theoretic Analogy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Radical Interpretation and Indeterminacy -- 3. The Inscrutability of Reference -- 4. The General Case -- 5. Instrumentalism or Realism? -- References -- 15: Reference -- 1. Reference in T-Theories -- 1.1. Fitting an infinite capacity in a finite head -- 1.2. Conditions under which reference is required -- 2. The Inscrutability of Reference -- 2.1. Twisted T-theories -- 2.2. The grain of the data -- 2.3. Simplicity -- 2.4. The formulation of inscrutability: relativizations -- 3. Explanations and Reference -- 3.1. Reference-invoking explanations -- 3.2. Explanations involving beliefs about reference? -- References -- 16: Language and Thought -- 1. Davidson's View and Two Others -- 2. Davidson and the View that Thought Precedes Language -- 3. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 17: Conceptual Schemes -- References -- 18: Interpretation and Value -- Interpretation and Value -- 1. The Interpretation Argument -- 2. The Application to Desires and Normative Beliefs -- 3. The Application to Values and Normative Truths -- 4. The Triangulation Argument -- References -- 19: Predication -- References -- 20: Convention and Meaning -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Public Nature of Meaning -- 3. Semantics and Ulterior Purposes -- 4. Word Meaning and Speaker Meaning -- 5. Is There Such a Thing as a Language? -- 6. Radically Interpreting Mrs. Malaprop -- References -- 21: Metaphor and Varieties of Meaning -- Davidson on Metaphor -- 1. "What Metaphors Mean" -- 2. "A Nice Derangement of Metaphors" -- 3. Evaluating a Hybrid Davidsonian View of Metaphor -- Acknowledgment -- References.

1. What Is Radical Interpretation? -- 2. The Role of Radical Interpretation for Meaning Theory -- 3. The Principle of Charity -- 4. The Power of Charity -- 5. The Justification of Charity -- References -- 14: Davidson's Measurement-Theoretic Analogy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Radical Interpretation and Indeterminacy -- 3. The Inscrutability of Reference -- 4. The General Case -- 5. Instrumentalism or Realism? -- References -- 15: Reference -- 1. Reference in T-Theories -- 1.1. Fitting an infinite capacity in a finite head -- 1.2. Conditions under which reference is required -- 2. The Inscrutability of Reference -- 2.1. Twisted T-theories -- 2.2. The grain of the data -- 2.3. Simplicity -- 2.4. The formulation of inscrutability: relativizations -- 3. Explanations and Reference -- 3.1. Reference-invoking explanations -- 3.2. Explanations involving beliefs about reference? -- References -- 16: Language and Thought -- 1. Davidson's View and Two Others -- 2. Davidson and the View that Thought Precedes Language -- 3. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 17: Conceptual Schemes -- References -- 18: Interpretation and Value -- Interpretation and Value -- 1. The Interpretation Argument -- 2. The Application to Desires and Normative Beliefs -- 3. The Application to Values and Normative Truths -- 4. The Triangulation Argument -- References -- 19: Predication -- References -- 20: Convention and Meaning -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Public Nature of Meaning -- 3. Semantics and Ulterior Purposes -- 4. Word Meaning and Speaker Meaning -- 5. Is There Such a Thing as a Language? -- 6. Radically Interpreting Mrs. Malaprop -- References -- 21: Metaphor and Varieties of Meaning -- Davidson on Metaphor -- 1. "What Metaphors Mean" -- 2. "A Nice Derangement of Metaphors" -- 3. Evaluating a Hybrid Davidsonian View of Metaphor -- Acknowledgment -- References.

A Companion to Donald Davidson presents newly commissioned essays by leading figures within contemporary philosophy. Taken together, they provide a comprehensive overview of Davidson's work across its full range, and an assessment of his many contributions to philosophy. Highlights the breadth of Davidson's work across philosophyDemonstrates the continuing influence his work has on the philosophical communityIncludes newly commissioned contributions from leading figures in contemporary philosophyProvides an in-depth exposition and analysis of Dav