title: Renewing Philosophy
author:  Hilary Putnam 
description: In this bold, energetic, and extensive work, Putnam undertakes a revitalization of philosophy. He wants to put philosophy back in touch with the 'human issues which it has always been philosophy's highest goal to articulate'...This is exciting and engaging stuff, and anyone with an interest in philosophy, at whatever level, will enjoy it and learn from it. (A. W. Moore <i>Times Literary Supplement</i>)<br /><br />Putnam has become a thinker to be reckoned with in the humanities, and Renewing Philosophy should provide the best approach to his thought. (David Gorman <i>Philosophy and Literature</i>)
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  A beautiful statement of almost all the ideas that I take to be of lasting
  value and vital importance
  
  Hilary Putnam
  
  Hilary Putnam is one of the most famous and influential living philosophers.
  In _Hilary Putnam: Pragmatism and Realism_ , Putnam responds to ten new papers
  examining his central ideas, written by highly respected Putnam scholars
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  for this volume.
  
  Putnam’s work touches on almost every area of interest in contemporary Anglo-
  American philosophy. His ideas have had repercussions in the philosophy of
  language and the philosophy of mind, as well as countless areas of
  metaphysics.
  
  Many of Putnam’s most influential ideas can be traced back to his two key
  commitments: to pragmatism and to realism. In this book, well-known top
  scholars examine these two fundamental positions and their place in Putnam’s
  work. In addition to responding to each paper, there is a new essay by Putnam
  himself on pragmati