Truth and the past / / Michael Dummett

• Autore: Dummett Michael <1925-2011.>
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Columbia University Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (137 p.)
• Disciplina: 121
• Soggetto topico: Truth; Time
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Truth and the past
• ISBN: 1-282-87192-7; 9786612871924; 0-231-50645-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816017903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Columbia themes in philosophy.