Truth, reference, and realism / edited by Zsolt Novák and András Simonyi.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Novák, Zsolt.

Simonyi, András.

Conference Name:

Oxford-Budapest Conference on Truth, Reference, and Realism (1st : 2005 : Central European University)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Truth--Congresses.

Truth.

Reference (Philosophy)--Congresses.

Reference (Philosophy).

Realism--Congresses.

Realism.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xxxv, 278 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2010.

Summary:

"The volume presents the material of the first Oxford-Budapest Conference on Truth, Reference and Realism held at CEU in 2005. The problem addressed by the conference, famously formulated by Paul Benacerraf in a paper on Mathematical Truth, was how to understand truth in the semantics of discourses about abstract domains whose objects and properties cannot be observed by sense perception. The papers of the volume focus on this semantic issue in four major fields: logic, mathematics, ethics and the metaphysics of properties in general. Beyond marking an important event, the collected papers are also substantial contributions to the above topic, from the most distinguished authors in these areas."--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Introduction / András Simonyi, Zsolt Novák

The reality of mathematics and the case of set theory / Daniel Isaacson

Conceptualism and knowledge of logic: a budget of problems / Nenad Miščević

What is logic? / Ian Rumfitt

Absolute identity and absolute generality / Timothy Williamson

The refutation of expressivism / Ralph Wedgwood

Benacerraf's problem, abstract objects and intellect / Howard Robinson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9639776866

9789639776869

OCLC:

610870815

Publisher Number:

99946763369