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Reference, Truth and Conceptual Schemes
Gabor Forrai
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Description for Reference, Truth and Conceptual Schemes
Hardback. Provides a moderately verificationist account of semantics and an explanation of the idea of conceptual schemes. This book argues that the approach developed can accommodate our commonsense realist intuitions and is also compatible with physicalism and naturalism. It is intended for philosophers at graduate student and advanced level. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 163 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 411.
1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The purpose of the book is to develop internal realism, the metaphysical-episte mological doctrine initiated by Hilary Putnam (Reason, Truth and History, "Introduction", Many Faces). In doing so I shall rely - sometimes quite heavily - on the notion of conceptual scheme. I shall use the notion in a somewhat idiosyncratic way, which, however, has some affinities with the ways the notion has been used during its history. So I shall start by sketching the history of the notion. This will provide some background, and it will also give opportunity to raise some of the most important ... Read more
1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The purpose of the book is to develop internal realism, the metaphysical-episte mological doctrine initiated by Hilary Putnam (Reason, Truth and History, "Introduction", Many Faces). In doing so I shall rely - sometimes quite heavily - on the notion of conceptual scheme. I shall use the notion in a somewhat idiosyncratic way, which, however, has some affinities with the ways the notion has been used during its history. So I shall start by sketching the history of the notion. This will provide some background, and it will also give opportunity to raise some of the most important ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
Series
Synthese Library
Number of Pages
163
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792368854
SKU
V9780792368854
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