Truth and the Past / / Michael Dummett.

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• VerfasserIn: Dummett, Michael,
• MitwirkendeR: Bilgrami, Akeel,
• TeilnehmendeR: Bilgrami, Akeel.
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2003]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (136 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; Preface --; 1. The Concept of Truth --; 2. The Indispensability of the Concept of Truth --; 3. Statements About the Past --; 4. The Semantics of the Past Tense --; 5. The Metaphysics of Time --; 6. Truth: Deniers and Defenders --; Notes --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231506458; 9783110442472
• DOI: 10.7312/dumm13176
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Michael Dummett.

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.