Michael Dummett

Name: Michael Dummett
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ISBN: 9780691113302

ISBN-10: 0691113300

ISBN-13: 9780691113302

Edition: 2003

Authors: Bernhard Weiss

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No one seriously interested in the philosophy of language can afford to ignore the work of Michael Dummett (b. 1925). Dummett's approach to the metaphysical issue of realism through the philosophy of language, his challenge to realism, and his philosophy of language itself are central topics in contemporary analytic philosophy and have influenced the work of other major figures such as Quine, Putnam, and Davidson. This book offers, in an accessible and no-nonsense manner, a systematic presentation of the main elements of Dummett's pivotal contribution to contemporary philosophy. Its overarching theme is his discussion of realism: Bernhard Weiss explores the philosopher's characterization of…

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List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 10/13/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Abbreviations


Introduction



What is a theory of meaning?



Knowledge of the meaning-theory



The characterization of realism



The challenge for realism



What is anti-realism?



The revisionary implications of anti-realism



Two case studies: the past and mathematics


Conclusion


App. 1: Mood, force and convention


App. 2: Truth-conditional accounts of meaning


App.3: Decidability


Notes


Bibliography


Index