03635nam 2200661 450 991045653230332120200520144314.01-4426-7974-310.3138/9781442679740(CKB)2430000000001426(EBL)4671943(SSID)ssj0000377939(PQKBManifestationID)11282094(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000377939(PQKBWorkID)10354742(PQKB)10819026(CaBNvSL)thg00600671 (MiAaPQ)EBC3255402(MiAaPQ)EBC4671943(DE-B1597)464853(OCoLC)944177597(OCoLC)999378663(DE-B1597)9781442679740(Au-PeEL)EBL4671943(CaPaEBR)ebr11257631(OCoLC)288106319(EXLCZ)99243000000000142620160922h20002000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSemantic challenges to realism Dummett and Putnam /Mark Quentin GardinerToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2000.©20001 online resource (278 p.)Toronto Studies in PhilosophyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8020-4771-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. Dummett's Semantic Anti-Realism -- 1. Dummett's Constraints - Meaning and Metaphysics -- 2. Dummett's Critique of Semantic Realism -- 3. Responses to the Negative Program -- 4. Responses to the Positive Program -- PART II. Putnam's Internal Realism -- 5. Portraits: Metaphysical and Internal Realisms -- 6. The Model-Theoretic Argument -- 7. Brains in Vats -- 8. The Argument from Equivalence -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexAnti-realism entered the philosophical scene some twenty years ago, and has since become a widely accepted view. But although many philosophers espouse anti-realism, the only sustained arguments for the position are due to Michael Dummett and Hilary Putnam. Much discussion of their views has appeared in the journals, especially concerning some of Putnam's pithy and memorable expositions, like the 'Brain in the Vat'; however, this is the first book to provide a thorough examination and rebuttal of their arguments.Dummett's and Putnam's arguments are long, complex, and often technical. They have been developed over time, often in response to criticisms of earlier formulations or to the parallel but independent research of others, and accordingly, each of their premises gives rise to a host of issues, questions, and concerns. Mark Gardiner guides us through this difficult terrain, discussing the abundant literature on the subject along the way. With its compelling argument and accessible style, this thorough and authoritative study will provide an important contribution to the realism/anti-realism debate.Toronto studies in philosophyRealismSemantics (Philosophy)Electronic books.Realism.Semantics (Philosophy)149/.2Gardiner Mark Q(Mark Quentin),1963-1048535MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456532303321Semantic challenges to realism2476889UNINA