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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450680203321

Autore

Dummett Michael <1925-2011.>

Titolo

Truth and the past [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Dummett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press, c2004

ISBN

1-282-87192-7

9786612871924

0-231-50645-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Collana

Columbia themes in philosophy

Altri autori (Persone)

BilgramiAkeel

Disciplina

121

Soggetti

Truth

Time

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.