The Twin Earth Chronicles: Twenty Years of Reflection on Hilary Putnam's the "Meaning of Meaning"

by Andrew Pessin (Editor), Sanford C. Goldberg (Editor)

In 1975, Putnam published a paper called The Meaning of 'Meaning', which challenged the orthodox view in the philosophies of language and mind. The article's Twin Earth conclusions about meaning, thought and knowledge were shocking. This work contains writings on the subject of Twin Earth.

Genres: Philosophy

432 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1996

About the author

Andrew Pessin is Professor of Philosophy at Connecticut College, with degrees from Yale and Columbia, and author of four novels—and portrayed “The Genius” on the Late Show with David Letterman (link below). Author of many academic works and philosophical works for a general audience, his book, "Uncommon Sense: The Strangest Ideas from the Smartest Philosophers," was named an “Outstanding Academic Title of 2013” by Choice. In recent years he has published four novels. "The Second Daughter," written under the pen name J. Jeffrey—read the novel to find out why the pen name!—was a Semi-Finalist in Literary Fiction at The Kindle Book Review Book awards, and he greatly enjoyed meeting (either in person or by video link) with the many bookclubs that adopted it. His novel, "The Irrationalist," is an historical murder mystery based on the tragic life and mysterious death of the famous philosopher, René Descartes. "Nevergreen" is an academic satire examining cancel culture and the ideological excesses that generate it, and "Bright College Years" aims to capture the essence of the college experience. In his spare time Pessin composes and can occasionally be coaxed to perform amusing philosophy songs. For more information, visit www.andrewpessin.com.