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Realism and Truth. Second Edition

Realism and Truth. Second Edition

Realism and Truth. Second Edition
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Realism and Truth. Second Edition Paperback - 1996

by Devitt, Michael

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In a provocative thesis, philosophy professor Michael Devitt argues for a thoroughgoing realism about the common-sense and scientific physical world and for a corresponding notion of truthcontrary to the opinions of anti-realists such as Putnam, Dummett, van Fraassen, and others. This second edition includes a new Afterword by the author.

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Princeton University Press, 1996. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor shelf wear. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book. Index. xii, 371 pp..
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  • Title Realism and Truth. Second Edition
  • Author Devitt, Michael
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 2nd Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good+
  • Pages 340
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ
  • Publication date 1996
  • Features Bibliography
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 068872
  • ISBN 9780691011875 / 0691011877
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.14 x 0.93 in (23.62 x 15.60 x 2.36 cm)
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
  • Category Philosophy
  • Library of Congress subjects Truth, Science - Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 96028286
  • Dewey Decimal Code 149.2

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In this provocative and wide-ranging book, Michael Devitt argues for a thoroughgoing realism about the common-sense and scientific physical world, and for a correspondence notion of truth. Furthermore, he argues that, contrary to received opinion, the metaphysical question of realism is distinct from, and prior to, any semantic question about truth. The book makes incisive responses to Putnam, Dummett, van Fraassen, and other major anti-realists. The new afterword includes an extensive discussion of the metaphysics of nonfactualism, and new thoughts on the need for truth and on the determination of reference.

About the author

Michael Devitt is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Designation and Coming to Our Senses: A Naturalistic Program for Semantic Localism, and coauthor, with Kim Sterelny, of Language and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language.
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