Truth and Other Enigmas
- ISBN-10
- 0674910761
- ISBN-13
- 9780674910768
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 470
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1978
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Michael Dummett
Description
A collection of all but two of the author's philosophical essays and lectures originally published or presented before August 1976.
Get the book
Similar books
-
Truth and Other Enigmas
By Michael DummettTruth and Other Enigmas
-
God, Truth, and other Enigmas
By Miroslaw SzatkowskiThe book God, Truth, and other Enigmas is a collection of eighteen essays that fall under four headings: (God's) Existence/Non-Existence, Omniscience, Truth, and Metaphysical Enigmas. The essays vary widely in topic and tone.
-
The Justification of Deduction
By Michael DummettThe Justification of Deduction
-
The Logical Basis of Metaphysics
By Michael DummettNow , in this case , an understanding of the predicate ' true ' , as applied to ' Sharks never sleep ' , does not amount to the knowledge that ' Sharks never sleep ' is true just in case sharks never sleep : what is needed , in order to ...
-
Frege and Other Philosophers
By Michael DummettThis volume collects together fifteen of Dummett's classic essays on Frege and related subjects.
-
Origins of Analytical Philosophy
By Michael DummettNow available in the Bloomsbury Revelations series, Origins of Analytical Philosophy remains a vital read for anyone interested in the development of twentieth century thought and the history of philosophy.
-
Frege: Philosophy of Mathematics
By Michael DummettIn this work Dummett discusses, section by section, Frege's masterpiece The Foundations of Arithmetic and Frege's treatment of real numbers in the second volume of Basic Laws of Arithmetic, establishing what parts of the philosopher's views ...
-
Frege: Philosophy of Language
By Michael DummettGranted that , when the thirtyfirst sheep strays on to the hill , there is no number that has increased , is it still not the case that the number 30 has suffered a different change , namely from being the number of sheep on the hill to ...
-
The Seas of Language
By Michael DummettMichael Dummett is a leading contemporary philosopher whose work on the logic and metaphysics of language has had a lasting influence on how these subjects are conceived and discussed. This...
-
Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies: And Other Pricing Puzzles
By Richard B. McKenzieYou won’t need a degree in economics to enjoy this fascinating book, just an armchair and an inquiring mind. "This is one of the very best books on pricing.