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This book contains seminal discussions of central issues in the philosophy of language, mathematics, mind, religion and time. Is common language conceptually prior to idiolectics? What is a theory of meaning? Does constructivism provide a satisfactory account of mathematics? What are indefinitely extensible concepts? Can we change the past? These are only some of the very important questions addressed here. Both the papers written by the contributors and Dummett's replies provide a great wealth of stimulating ideas for those who currently do research in the respective areas touched upon without making the reading exceedingly tedious. This feature, common to most of the papers in this book, makes it possible to use the material presented in undergraduate courses at university level.

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Author:   B.F. McGuinness ,  G. Oliveri
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Volume:   239
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9789048143894

ISBN 10:   9048143896
Pages:   394
Publication Date:   03 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Philosophy of Language.- The Social Aspect of Language.- Singular Terms.- Philosophical Theorizing and Particularism: Michael Dummett on Wittgenstein’s Later Philosophy of Language.- Convention and Assertion.- Meaning Theory and Anti-realism.- 2. Philosophy of Mathematics.- Anti-realism and the Philosophy of Mathematics.- Dummett and Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Mathematics.- Vestiges of Realism.- About “The Philosophical Significance of Gödel’s Theorem”: some issues.- 3. Philosophy of Mind, Time and Religion.- Dummett, Realism and Other Minds.- Truth, Time and Deity.- Leaving the Past Where it Belongs.- 4. Dummett’s Replies.- Reply to Davidson.- Reply to Hale.- Reply to Pears.- Reply to Picardi.- Reply to Prawitz.- Reply to Oliveri.- Reply to Penco.- Reply to Sundholm.- Reply to Wright.- Reply to Bilgrami.- Reply to McGuinness.- Reply to Schulte.

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