Truth and the past / Michael Dummett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dummett, Michael, 1925-2011.

Series:

Columbia themes in philosophy.

Columbia themes in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Truth.

Time.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (137 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-118) and index.

ISBN:

9786612871924

9781282871922

1282871927

9780231506458

0231506457

OCLC:

826476405