Realism and truth: second edition

Auteur :
Devitt, Michael
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691011875
Date de publication :
12 janv. 1997
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
567 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Argues for a thoroughgoing realism about the common-sense and scientific physical world, and for a correspondence notion of truth. Furthermore, he argues that, contrary to received opinion, the metaphysical question of realism is distinct from, and prior to, any semantic question about truth.