Michael Dummett /
Michael Dummett's approach to the metaphysical issue of realism through the philosophy of language, his challenge to realism, and his philosophy of language itself are central topics in contemporary analytic philosophy and have influenced the work of other major figures such as Quine, Putnam, a...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chesham [U.K.] :
Acumen,
©2002.
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Colección: | Philosophy now (Teddington, London, England)
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 What is a theory of meaning?; 2 Knowledge of the meaning-theory; 3 The characterization of realism; 4 The challenge for realism; 5 What is anti-realism?; 6 The revisionary implications of anti-realism; 7 Two case studies: the past and mathematics; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Mood, force and convention; Appendix 2: Truth-conditional accounts of meaning; Appendix 3: Decidability; Notes; Bibliography; Index