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Truth and the past

Michael Dummett

(Columbia themes in philosophy / editor, Akeel Bilgrami)

Columbia University Press, c2004

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-118) and index

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Volume

: cloth ISBN 9780231131766

Description

Michael Dummett's three John Dewey Lectures -- "The Concept of Truth," "Statements About the Past," and "The Metaphysics of Time" -- were delivered at Columbia University in the spring of 2002. Revised and expanded, the lectures are presented here along with two new essays by Dummett, "Truth: Deniers and Defenders" and "The Indispensability of the Concept of Truth."In Truth and the Past, Dummett clarifies his current positions on the metaphysical issue of realism and the philosophy of language. He is best known as a proponent of antirealism, which loosely characterizes truth as what we are capable of knowing. The events of the past and statements about them are critical tests of an antirealist position. These essays continue and significantly contribute to Dummett's work.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Akeel Bilgrami Preface The Concept of Truth The Indispensability of the Concept of Truth Statements About the Past The Semantics of the Past Tense The Metaphysics of Time Truth: Deniers and Defenders Notes Index
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780231131773

Description

Michael Dummett's three John Dewey Lectures-"The Concept of Truth," "Statements About the Past," and "The Metaphysics of Time"-were delivered at Columbia University in the spring of 2002. Revised and expanded, the lectures are presented here along with two new essays by Dummett, "Truth: Deniers and Defenders" and "The Indispensability of the Concept of Truth." In Truth and the Past, Dummett clarifies his current positions on the metaphysical issue of realism and the philosophy of language. He is best known as a proponent of antirealism, which loosely characterizes truth as what we are capable of knowing. The events of the past and statements about them are critical tests of an antirealist position. These essays continue and significantly contribute to Dummett's work.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Akeel Bilgrami Preface The Concept of Truth The Indispensability of the Concept of Truth Statements About the Past The Semantics of the Past Tense The Metaphysics of Time Truth: Deniers and Defenders Notes Index

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  • NCID
    BA67222997
  • ISBN
    • 9780231131766
    • 9780231131773
  • LCCN
    2003055059
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 122 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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