Michael Dummett

Contributions to Philosophy

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Logic
Cover of the book Michael Dummett by , Springer Netherlands
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9789400935419
Publisher: Springer Netherlands Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9789400935419
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

P. A. Schilpp's 'Library of Living Philosophers' is the series which introduced to the philosophical community the format of a volume of essays on the work of a distinguished philosopher, combined with replies to the essays by the philosopher targeted. The format proved attracti ve to a discipline which has always placed a high premium on debate. But the Schilpp series has shown itself unenterprising in its choice of subjects, concentrating on end-of-year reports on philosophers who are of undoubted distinction, but whose contribution to the subject can be regarded as rather definitely over. Which leaves a gap, which the present series is designed to fill, for volumes of a similar format aiming at assessment of philosophers who have distinguished themselves already by making a substan­ tial impact on their discipline, but whose further work too is awaited with eager anticipation. Michael Dummett is an ideal subject for a series with this goal of mid­ term assessment. His writings to date have permanently altered philosophy's conception of what is at issue between realism and idealism (and its paler cousin, anti-realism); and this has been achieved by way of a supplementary clarification of a host of issues in the philosophy of language and of mathematics, and of the Frege/Wittgenstein historical tradition from which such issues are typically approached in contemporary philosophy.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

P. A. Schilpp's 'Library of Living Philosophers' is the series which introduced to the philosophical community the format of a volume of essays on the work of a distinguished philosopher, combined with replies to the essays by the philosopher targeted. The format proved attracti ve to a discipline which has always placed a high premium on debate. But the Schilpp series has shown itself unenterprising in its choice of subjects, concentrating on end-of-year reports on philosophers who are of undoubted distinction, but whose contribution to the subject can be regarded as rather definitely over. Which leaves a gap, which the present series is designed to fill, for volumes of a similar format aiming at assessment of philosophers who have distinguished themselves already by making a substan­ tial impact on their discipline, but whose further work too is awaited with eager anticipation. Michael Dummett is an ideal subject for a series with this goal of mid­ term assessment. His writings to date have permanently altered philosophy's conception of what is at issue between realism and idealism (and its paler cousin, anti-realism); and this has been achieved by way of a supplementary clarification of a host of issues in the philosophy of language and of mathematics, and of the Frege/Wittgenstein historical tradition from which such issues are typically approached in contemporary philosophy.

More books from Springer Netherlands

Cover of the book Logic and the Nature of Reality by
Cover of the book The Theory of Turbulence by
Cover of the book Economic Sustainability and Environmental Protection in Mediterranean Countries through Clean Manufacturing Methods by
Cover of the book Development of Electronic Aids for the Visually Impaired by
Cover of the book Violence Through Environmental Discrimination by
Cover of the book The Spiral Galaxy M33 by
Cover of the book Evaluation of Continuing Education in the Health Professions by
Cover of the book Nature, Experiment, and the Sciences by
Cover of the book Aromatic Hydroxyketones: Preparation and Physical Properties by
Cover of the book The Sun, the Solar Wind, and the Heliosphere by
Cover of the book Frege: Sense and Reference One Hundred Years Later by
Cover of the book Reconceptualizing the Nature of Science for Science Education by
Cover of the book Progress in Digital Angiocardiography by
Cover of the book A Theodicy of Hell by
Cover of the book Orotic Acid by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy