Truth and Realism

Klappentext Is truth objective or relative? What exists independently of our minds? The essays in this book debate these two questions! which are among the oldest of philosophical issues and have vexed almost every major philosopher! from Plato! to Kant! to Wittgenstein. Fifteen eminent contributors bring fresh perspectives! renewed energy! and original answers to debates of great interest both within philosophy and in the culture at large. Zusammenfassung Is truth objective or relative? What exists independently of our minds? This book is about these two questions. The essays in its pages variously defend and critique answers to each, grapple over the proper methodology for addressing them, and wonder whether either question is worth pursuing. In so doing, they carry on a long and esteemed tradition - for our two questions are among the oldest of philosophical issues, and have vexed almost every major philosopher, from Plato, to Kant to Wittgenstein. Fifteen eminent contributors bring fresh perspectives, renewed energy and original answers to debates which have been the focus of a tremendous amount of interest in the last three decades both within philosophy and the culture at large. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I. Truth and Relativism 1: Paul Boghossian: What is Relativism? 2: Crispin Wright: True Relativism 3: JC Beall: Modelling the 'Ordinary View' II. Realism and Antirealism 4: Michael Williams: Realism. What's Left? 5: Michael Devitt: Scientific Realism 6: Christopher Gauker: Scientific Realism as an Issue in Semantics 7: Terence Horgan and Matjaz Potrc: Abundant Truth in an Austere World 8: Mark Richard: Context, Vagueness, and Ontology III. Methodology and the Nature of the Debates 9: Timothy Williamson: Must Do Better 10: Paul Horwich: A World Without Isms 11: Marian David: Horwich's World 12: Ernest Sosa: Intuitions and Truth 13: Michael P. Lynch: Trusting Intuitions 14: Richard Rorty: Truth and Realism: Remarks at St Andrews ...

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• Authors: Patrick (University of St Andrews) Lync Greenough, Patrick Lynch Greenough
• Assisted by: Patrick Greenough (Editor), Greenough Patrick (Editor), Michael P. Lynch (Editor), Lynch Michael P. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.06.2006
• EAN: 9780199288885
• ISBN: 978-0-19-928888-5
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: logic, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge