03047nam 22007334a 450 991045068020332120200520144314.01-282-87192-797866128719240-231-50645-710.7312/dumm13176(CKB)1000000000445316(EBL)908339(OCoLC)826476405(SSID)ssj0000262738(PQKBManifestationID)11207776(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000262738(PQKBWorkID)10271046(PQKB)10873266(SSID)ssj0000443609(PQKBManifestationID)12168826(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000443609(PQKBWorkID)10455772(PQKB)11123579(MiAaPQ)EBC908339(DE-B1597)458819(OCoLC)979739329(DE-B1597)9780231506458(Au-PeEL)EBL908339(CaPaEBR)ebr10183478(CaONFJC)MIL287192(EXLCZ)99100000000044531620030523d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTruth and the past[electronic resource] /Michael DummettNew York Columbia University Pressc20041 online resource (137 p.)Columbia themes in philosophyDescription based upon print version of record.0-231-13177-1 0-231-13176-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-118) and index.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.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.Columbia themes in philosophy.TruthTimeElectronic books.Truth.Time.121Dummett Michael1925-2011.46435Bilgrami Akeel732400MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450680203321Truth and the past2485615UNINA