| Models, Truth, and Realism Contributor(s): Taylor, Barry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199286698 ISBN-13: 9780199286690 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: Barry Taylor's book mounts a major new argument against one of the fundamental tenets of much contemporary philosophy, the idea that we can make sense of reality as existing objectively, independently of our capacities to come to know it. He concludes that there is no defensible notion of truth which preserves the theses of traditional realism, nor any extant position sufficiently true to the ideals of that doctrine to inherit its title. In presenting his case Taylor engages with many key works of contemporary metaphysics, semantics, and philosophical logic, so his book will be of interest to a broad spectrum of scholars and students. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
| Dewey: 149.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.79" W x 8.57" (0.82 lbs) 194 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Barry Taylor's book mounts a major new argument against one of the fundamental tenets of much contemporary philosophy, the idea that we can make sense of reality as existing objectively, independently of our capacities to come to know it. He concludes that there is no defensible notion of truth which preserves the theses of traditional realism, nor any extant position sufficiently true to the ideals of that doctrine to inherit its title. In presenting his case Taylor engages with many key works of contemporary metaphysics, semantics, and philosophical logic, so his book will be of interest to a broad spectrum of scholars and students. |