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盖瑞·艾伯思（Cary Ebbs）是美国中青年一代分析哲学家中较为出色的一位。他于1958年生于纽约,自幼学习音乐（钢琴）,曾获奥柏林学院的音乐（钢琴表演）学士和哲学学士双学位;1982年起,全身心转入哲学,于1988年获密西根大学哲学博士学位;自1988年起,陆续任教于哈佛大学（1988-1990）,宾夕法尼亚大学（1990-1997）,现任伊利诺依大学教授（1998-）。他的主要著作《遵守规则与实在论》（Rule-Following and Realism）1997年由哈佛大学出版社出版。在这部著作中,艾伯思对于分析哲学的任务和起点提供了一种新的理解。牛津大学的詹姆斯·劳格（James.logue）曾称其为“一部极有抱负的著作”①此外,艾伯思对普特南哲学的诠解与批评也受到普特南本人的高度赞誉,普特南哲学的后期转变在一定程度上与艾伯思的批评有关。② 笔者于2001年3月22日和4月20日与艾伯思分别进行了两次交谈,话题涉及广泛,下面是笔者根据谈话所整理的艾伯思教授对于笔者所关心的美国分析哲学、实用主义问题的回答。
Cary Ebbs is one of the more prominent analytical philosophers of the younger generation in the United States. He was born in New York City in 1958 and studied music (piano) since childhood. He received a bachelor’s degree in music (piano performance) and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Oberlin College. Since 1982, he has devoted himself entirely to philosophy and was admitted to the University of Michigan PhD; since 1988, one after another taught at Harvard University (1988-1990), University of Pennsylvania (1990-1997), the University of Illinois professor (1998-). His main book, Rule-Following and Realism, was published by Harvard University Press in 1997. In this book, Albers provides a new understanding of the mission and starting point of analytic philosophy. James.logue of Oxford University once described it as “an extremely ambitious book.” In addition, his interpretation and criticism of Putnam’s philosophy are highly praised by Putnam himself The later transformation of Putnam’s philosophy is partly related to the criticism of Albus. ② The author conducted two conversations with Abel on March 22 and April 20, 2001 respectively. The topics covered are as follows. The following is an analysis of American analytical philosophy by Professor Abel who is based on the conversation. Pragmatic questions answered.