Abstract

In the present essay I do not propose to review these contributions. Nor do I propose to discuss all six of these topics. Rather I shall pick from among the numerous issues treated by Carnap and his critics four of particular interest to me, and, I believe, of central importance in Carnap's philosophy: the aims and methods of philosophy, analyticity and meaning, scientific theories and empirical significance, and probability and induction. I shall briefly state Carnap's present position on these issues, examine what some of the contributors have to say, introduce some ideas of my own, and then say what I think is of value in Carnap's treatment.