Truth, Meaning, Justification, and Reality

Published by De Gruyter 2018

Truth, Meaning, Justification, and Reality

Themes from Dummett

Edited by: Michael Frauchiger

Volume 4 in the series Lauener Library of Analytical Philosophy

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110459135

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About this book

This collection concentrates on vital themes from Michael Dummett, one of the most influential and creative analytic philosophers of our time. The contributors, who include some of Dummett's distinguished former students, critically reflect on various concerns of Dummett's ground-breaking work in philosophy of language, metaphysics, and philosophy of mathematics and logic. The essays direct towards aspects of Dummett's pioneering work in the history of analytical philosophy, particularly his interpretations of the works of Frege and of Wittgenstein, which in conjunction with Dummett’s own highly original ideas on truth and meaning have shaped decisive contemporary debates concerning notably the distinction between realism and anti-realism. Further, the volume includes a cheerfully serious excursion into popular philosophy by Dummett himself and reveals less known facets of Dummett's many-sided work and activities such as his political philosophy of immigration and asylum, and beyond that, his untiring and warm-hearted campaign for racial justice and humanity. Contributors: Michael Dummett, Eva Picardi, Crispin Wright, Timothy Williamson, Ian Rumfitt, Daniel Isaacson, Dag Prawitz, Dale Jacquette, Alex Burri, Michael Frauchiger.

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Michael Frauchiger, Lauener Foundation for Analytical Philosophy, Bern, Switzerland.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Truth, Meaning, Justification, and Reality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	V
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Michael Anthony Eardley Dummett: A Biographical Sketch* Daniel Isaacson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Dummett Laudatio Ian Rumfitt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Closing Speech to Lauener Symposium Michael Dummett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Michael Dummett’s Interpretation of Frege’s Context Principle: Some Reflections Eva Picardi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
What Was Frege’s Mistake? Crispin Wright Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
Dummett on Truth-Conditions, Frege’s Analysis of Sentence Meaning, and the Slingshot Argument Dale Jacquette Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
To Explain Deduction Dag Prawitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Prospects for Justificationism Ian Rumfitt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Dummett on the Relation between Logics and Metalogics Timothy Williamson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Residues of Realism Alex Burri Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Putting Reality into Perspective by Understanding Theoretic Propositions, Theistic Thoughts and Political Dealings Michael Frauchiger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, institutes, libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 251
Keywords: Frege; Gottlob; Wittgenstein; Ludwig; antirealism; philosophy of mathematics

eBook

Published: November 20, 2017
ISBN: 9783110459135

Hardcover

Published: November 20, 2017
ISBN: 9783110458312