Michael Dummett

1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-1-902683-35-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 215 mm, Gewicht: 265 g

Reihe: Philosophy Now

Michael 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 an accessible and systematic presentation of the main elements of Dummett's philosophy. This book's overarching theme is Dummett's discussion of realism: his characterization of realism, his attack on realism, and his invention and exploration of the anti-realist position. This book begins by examining Dummett's views on language. Only against that setting can one fully appreciate his conception of the realism issue. With this in place, Weiss returns to Dummett's views on the nature of meaning and understanding to unfold his challenge to realism. Weiss devotes the remainder of the book to examining the anti-realist position. He discusses anti-realist theories of meaning and then investigates anti-realism's revisionary consequences. Finally, he engages with Dummett's discussion of two difficult challenges for the anti-realist: the past and mathematics.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weiss, Bernhard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. What is a theory of meaning? 2. Knowledge of the meaning-theory 3. The characterization of realism 4. The challenge for realism 5. What is anti-realism? 6. The revisionary implications of anti-realism 7. Two case-studies: the past and mathematics Conclusion Appendices Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Bernhard Weiss