Realism and Truth

Second Edition

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Michael Devitt

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This provocative book argues for a thorough-going realism about the common-sense and scientific physical world, and for a corresponding notion of truth. Furthermore, it argues that, contrary to received opinion, the metaphysical question of realism is distinct from, and prior to, any semantic question about truth. The book makes incisive responses to Putnam, Dummett, van Fraassen and other major anti-realists. New to this edition is an afterword which includes an extensive discussion of the metaphysics of nonfactualism and new thoughts on the need for truth and on the determination of reference.

Author Biography:

Michael Devitt is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Designation and Coming to Our Senses: A Naturalistic Program for Semantic Localism, and coauthor, with Kim Sterelny, of Language and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language.

Release date NZ

January 12th, 1997

Author

Michael Devitt

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Edition

2nd Revised edition

Pages

340

Dimensions

152x229x24

ISBN-13

9780691011875

Product ID

4270589

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