Fictionalism is the view that a serious intellectual inquiry need not aim at truth. Since 1980, fictionalist accounts of science, mathematics, morality, and other domains of inquiry have been developed. In metaphysics fictionalism is now widely regarded as an option worthy of serious consideration. This volume represents a major benchmark in the debate: it brings together an impressive international team of contributors, whose essays (all but one of them appearing here for the first time) represent the state of the art in various areas of metaphysical controversy, relating to language, mathematics, modality, truth, belief, ontology, and morality.
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Introduction ; 1. Problems in the history of fictionalism ; 2. Metaphor and prop oriented make-believe ; 3. The myth of seven ; 4. Modal fictionalism and analysis ; 5. Truth as a pretence ; 6. Belief about nothing in particular ; 7. Fictionalist attitudes about fictional matters ; 8. What we disagree about when we disagree about ontology ; 9. Moral fictionalism ; 10. Quasi-realism is fictionalism ; 11. Quasi-realism no fictionalism
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The first collection exclusively devoted to this very hot topic
Superb international line-up of contributors
Represents the very latest thinking in current debates
Ten specially written pieces and one reprinted classic by Walton
The editor provides an ideal introduction to the topic
Les mer
The first collection exclusively devoted to this very hot topic
Superb international line-up of contributors
Represents the very latest thinking in current debates
Ten specially written pieces and one reprinted classic by Walton
The editor provides an ideal introduction to the topic
Les mer
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ISBN
9780199282180
Publisert
2005
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Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
697 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
163 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Antall sider
364
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