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RODERICK M. CHISHOLM PROFILES

AN INTERNATIONAL SERIES ON CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHERS AND LOGICIANS

EDITORS

RADU J. BOGDAN, Tulane University ILKKA NIINILUOTO, University 0/ Helsinki

EDITORIAL BOARD

D. F0LLESDAL, University o/Oslo S. KÖRNER, University 0/ Bristol J. J. C. SMART, Australian National University W. STEGMÜllER, Universität München P. SUPPES, Stanjord University K. SZANIAWAKI, University oj Warsaw J. VUILLEMIN, College de France

VOLUME 7 RODERICK M. CHISHOLM

Edited by RA DU J. BOG DAN Tulane University

SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS... MEDIA, B.V . library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Roderick M. Chisholm.

(Profiles: an international se ries on contemporary philosophers and logicians ; v. 7) Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Chisholm. Roderick M. I. Bogdan, Radu 1. 11. Series: Profiles (Dordrecht, Netherlands) ; v. 7. B945.C464R63 1986 191 86-3851 ISBN 978-90-481-8422-4 ISBN 978-94-017-2919-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-2919-2

All Rights Reserved © 1986 by Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht Originaily published by D. Reidel Publishing Company in 1986 Softcover reprint ofthe hardcover 1st edition 1986 No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. T ABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION Vll

PREFACE IX

Part One

RODERICK M. CHISHOLM - Self-Profile 3 A. My Philosophical Education 3 B. Thought and Reference 13 C. Ontology Intentionally Considered 24 D. Knowing 37 E. Ethics and the Normative Element 49 F. Action 56 G. Bodies 65 H. Persons 71

Part Two

STEVEN E. BOER - Chisholm on , Thought, and Reference 81 PANAYOT BUTCHVAROV - States of Affairs 113 RADU J. BOG DAN - The Objects of Perception 135 and KEITH QUILLEN - Chisholm on Certainty 157 DOUGLAS N. WAL TON - Chisholm's Theory of Action 169 RODERICK M. CHISHOLM - Replies 195 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part Three

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 219

INDEX OF NAMES 235

INDEX OF SUBJECTS 237

vi EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION

The aim of this series is to inform both professional philosophers and a larger readership (of social and natural scientists, methodologists, mathematicians, students, teachers, publishers, etc.) about what is going on, who's who, and who does what in contemporary and logic. PROFILES is designed to present the research activity and the results of already outstanding personalities and schools and of newly emerging ones in the various fields of philosophy and logic. There are many Festschrift volumes dedicated to various philosophers. There is the celebrated Library oj Living Phi/osophers edited by P. A. Schilpp whose format influenced the present enterprise. Still they can only cover very little of the contemporary philosophical scene. Faced with a tremendous expansion of philosophical information and with an almost frightening division of labor and increasing specialization we need systematic and regular ways of keeping track of wh at happens in the profession. PRO• FILES is intended to perform such a function. Each volume is devoted to one or several philosophers whose views and results are presented and discussed. The profiled philosopher(s) will summarize and review his (their) own work in the main fields of signifi• cant contribution. This work will be discussed and evaluated by invited contributors. Relevant historical and/or biographical data, an up-to• date bibliography with short abstracts of the most important works and, whenever possible, references to significant reviews and discussions will also be included. Since rigorous argumentation and a rational approach to philosophical problems are among the most worthwhile trends in con• temporary philosophical thought, PROFILES will give priority to surveys

vii EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION of the work of authors and schools of thought that meet these standards. However, this preference allows for a broad spectrum of philosophical and methodological viewpoints. As a vehicle of information about, and systematization of, contemporary philosophical and logical knowledge, PROFILES will strive to report on any major contribution to that body of knowledge, be it personal or collective. PROFILES will also re port on research and new projects that, although still esoteric and even tentative, may be expected to become seminal and influential in some field of philosophicalor logical studies. The sooner the information about such new ventures is disseminated and systematized, the greater will be its im• pact on undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, teachers on all levels, editors, publishers, university and foundation managers, etc. The editors will welcome information on personal and collective research in progress, Ph.D. theses, surveys and monographs dealing with individual philosophers and schools of thought working in contem• porary philosophy and logic.

RA DU J. BOG DAN ILKKA NIINILUOTO Tulane University University oj Helsinki

viii PREFACE

With legendary rigor, ca re and detail, Roderick Chisholm's systematic program of has been directed at many philosophical areas and problems. There is no way a single volume can do justice to the scope and depth of Chisholm's work. This volume is no exception. But it attempts to give the reader a fair sampie of Chisholm's remarkable output and of the critical reactions to it. The volume opens with Chisholm's Self-Profile, followed by five essays on distinct areas ofChisholm's work: intentionality, thought and reference (Steven Boer), ontology and states of affairs (Panayot Butch• varov), the objects of perception (Radu J. Bogdan), knowledge and cer• tainty (Keith Lehrer and Keith Quillen), and action (Douglas N. Walton). Chisholm's replies to these essays and a bibliography of his works, with the author's abstracts, conclude the volume. My warmest thanks to Roderick Chisholm and each of the con• tributors for bringing this project to life.

July 1985 RADU J. BOG DAN

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