We all have knowledge of our own minds, knowledge of the contents of other minds, and knowledge of the shared environment. The author examines the nature and status of each of these three sorts of knowledge, and the connections and differences among them. He also tells various things about truth and human rationality.

`Davidson writes philosophy like Wagner wrote operas: nothing less than everything is ever at stake.' Jerry Fodor, London Review of Books `A lot of the fun of reading these papers is seeing how an exiguous collection of commitments plays out in so many different domains.' Jerry Fodor, London Review of Books `These bite-sized essays, each a mere fifteen or twenty pages long, often impress one as serious philosophical achievements even when they are read piecemeal, as they were written. But when they're read together, one sees that Davidson is a kind of bird that's become rare almost to extinction: a systematic philosopher.' Jerry Fodor, London Review of Books Review from previous edition `...these intriguing views are ingeniously argued and fruitfully provocative.' Philosophy. `Review from other book by this author 'There is no more creative or systematic philosopher at work in America today than Donald Davidson... Davidson has already constructed one of the most remarkable pillars of sustained philosophical reasoning to be found in any era.'' Ian Hacking, New York Review of Books

the most influential figure in American and British philosophy today the long-awaited third collection of contemporary classics from Davidson to be published simultaneously with new editions of his two previous books previous volumes have sold 20,000 each every philosopher will wish to have this book on their shelf volumes 4 and 5 to follow in the next year or two

Donald Davidson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. Donald Davidson is Willis S. and Marion Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and educated at Harvard, completing his Ph.D. in classical philosophy after serving in the US Navy from 1942 to 1945. Before coming to Berkeley in 1981, he was Professor at Stanford, Princeton, Rockefeller, and the University of Chicago. He is a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy.

the most influential figure in American and British philosophy today the long-awaited third collection of contemporary classics from Davidson to be published simultaneously with new editions of his two previous books previous volumes have sold 20,000 each every philosopher will wish to have this book on their shelf volumes 4 and 5 to follow in the next year or two