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パトナムと共に分析哲学を代表する現役哲学者の実在論、言語哲学への最新の関心を示す論文集。
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2004. Dummett's John Dewey Lectures - "The Concept of Truth" "Statements About the Past" and "The Metaphysics of Time", delivered at Columbia in 2002, revised and expanded with new essays, "Truth: Deniers and Defenders" and "The Indispensability of the Concept of Truth." "The best of all possible experiences, if you are interested in philosophy at all, would have been to hear Michael Dummett himself deliver these lectures. If, like myself, you missed that experience, the very next best is to read this volume. This is the work of a great philosopher at the peak of his form." - Hilary Putnam.
Full Description
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
Foreword by Akeel Bilgrami Preface 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 Index
