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Truth and the past / Michael Dummett.
LIBRA B1626.D853 T78 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dummett, Michael, 1925-2011.
- Series:
- Columbia themes in philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Truth.
- Time.
- Physical Description:
- x, 122 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2004]
- Summary:
- In "Truth and the Past, " Dummett, best known as a proponent of antirealism, clarifies his current positions on the metaphysical issue of realism and the philosophy of language. His three John Dewey Lectures were delivered at Columbia University in the spring of 2002. Revised and expanded, the lectures are presented here along with two new essays.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [117]-118) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0231131763
- OCLC:
- 52377682
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