Philosophical Papers: Volume 3, Realism and Reason (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521313940)

This is the third volume of Hilary Putnam's philosophical papers, published in paperback for the first time. The volume contains his major essays from 1975 to 1982, which reveal a large shift in emphasis in the 'realist' position developed in his earlier work. While not renouncing those views, Professor Putnam has continued to explore their epistemological consequences and conceptual history. He now, crucially, sees theories of truth and of meaning that derive from a firm notion of reference as inadequate.

Author: Hilary Putman, Hilary Putnam, Putnam Hilary
ISBN-10: 0521313945
ISBN-13: 9780521313940
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/27/1985
Pages: 332
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.95h x 5.99w x 0.62d