Truth and the Past
- ISBN-10
- 0231131771
- ISBN-13
- 9780231131773
- Category
- Gerçek
- Pages
- 122
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Author
- Michael Dummett
Description
Includes Michael Dummett's John Dewey Lectures and two essays. In this work, Dummett clarifies his positions on the metaphysical issue of realism and the philosophy of language.
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