Hewitt, S orcid.org/0000-0003-2720-4428 (2020) Semantic Realism, Actually. Metaphysica, 21 (2). pp. 237-254. ISSN 1437-2053
Abstract
Michael Dummett offered a semantic characterisation of a variety of realism-antirealism debates. This approach has fallen out of fashion. This has been to the detriment of metaphysics. This paper offers an accurate characterisation of Dummett’s view, often lacking in the literature, and then defends it against a range of attacks (from Devitt, Miller and Williamson). This understanding of realism debates is resilient, and if we take it seriously the philosophical terrain looks importantly different. In particular, the philosophy of language has a foundational role with respect to metaphysics.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Keywords: | realism; Dummett; anti-realism; metaphilosophy; bivalence |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > School of Philosophy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 May 2020 13:48 |
Last Modified: | 23 Mar 2022 09:30 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | De Gruyter |
Identification Number: | 10.1515/mp-2019-0025 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:160577 |