Truth and the World - An Explanationist Theory

Truth and the World is an important contribution to debates about truth and truthmaker theory as well as metametaphysics, in the metaphysics of time and the metaphysics of mathematics and is essential reading for students and scholars engaged in the study of these topics.

Sommario

Introduction

1. In the beginning, there was Truthmaker

2. Dubious by nature

3. Molnar & negative ontology

4. Modern, Negative Metaphysics

5. Priority

6. Aptness

7. From truth to explanation

8. Truth and metaphysics

9. Truth and negative existential propositions

10. Applications.

Bibliography

Index

Info autore

Jonathan Tallant is Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Nottingham, UK. He is the author of Metaphysics: An Introduction (2nd Edition 2017), and, with Andrew Fisher, of How to get Philosophy Students Talking (Routledge, 2015).

Riassunto

Truth and the World is an important contribution to debates about truth and truthmaker theory as well as metametaphysics, in the metaphysics of time and the metaphysics of mathematics and is essential reading for students and scholars engaged in the study of these topics.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jonathan Tallant, Tallant Jonathan
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367594305
• ISBN: 978-0-367-59430-5
• Pagine: 240
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology