Realism and Anti-Realism Paperback / softback
by Stuart Brock, Edwin Mares
Part of the Central Problems of Philosophy series
Paperback / softback
Description
There are a bewildering variety of ways the terms "realism" and "anti-realism" have been used in philosophy and furthermore the different uses of these terms are only loosely connected with one another.
Rather than give a piecemeal map of this very diverse landscape, the authors focus on what they see as the core concept: realism about a particular domain is the view that there are facts or entities distinctive of that domain, and their existence and nature is in some important sense objective and mind-independent.
The authors carefully set out and explain the different realist and anti-realist positions and arguments that occur in five key domains: science, ethics, mathematics, modality and fictional objects.
For each area the authors examine the various styles of argument in support of and against realism and anti-realism, show how these different positions and arguments arise in very different domains, evaluate their success within these fields, and draw general conclusions about these assorted strategies.
Error theory, fictionalism, non-cognitivism, relativism and response-dependence are taken as the most important positions in opposition to the realist and these are explored in depth.
Suitable for advanced level undergraduates, the book offers readers a clear introduction to a subject central to much contemporary work in metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of language.
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- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:01/10/2006
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- ISBN:9781844650255
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:01/10/2006
- Category:
- ISBN:9781844650255