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Neurath's boat (or Neurath's ship) is a simile used in anti-foundational accounts of knowledge, especially in the philosophy of science. It was first formulated by Otto Neurath. It is based in part on the Ship of Theseus which, however, is standardly used to illustrate other philosophical questions, to do with problems of identity. It was popularised by Willard Van Orman Quine in Word and Object (1960).

Neurath's boat - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philosophical analogy about knowledge Stern view of a wooden ship, from Heinrich Paasch's Illustrated Marine Encyclopedia , 1890 Neurath's boat (or Neurath's ship ) is a simile used in anti-foundational accounts of knowledge , especially in the philosophy of science . It was first formulated by Otto Neurath . It is based in part on the Ship of Theseus which, however, is standardly used to illustrate other philosophical questions, to do with problems of identity . [ 1 ] It was popularised by Willard Van Orman Quine

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