“Realism and Anti-Realism”
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“Realism and Anti-Realism” is a philosophical essay by Michael Dummett that examines the debate over whether statements about the world have objective truth-values independent of our capacity to know or verify them.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dummettian anti-realism | 1 |
| “Realism and Anti-Realism” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Realism and Anti-Realism” Context triple: [Truth and Other Enigmas, hasPart, “Realism and Anti-Realism”]
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A.
The Many Faces of Realism
The Many Faces of Realism is a philosophical work by Hilary Putnam that explores and critiques various forms of metaphysical and scientific realism, arguing for a more nuanced, internal realist perspective.
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B.
Essays on Realism and Rationalism
Essays on Realism and Rationalism is a collection of philosophical papers by Alan Musgrave that defends scientific realism and critically examines rationalist approaches to knowledge and science.
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C.
A Realist Conception of Truth
A Realist Conception of Truth is a philosophical work by William Alston that defends a robustly realist, correspondence-based account of truth against various anti-realist and deflationary theories.
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D.
The Meaning of Idealism
The Meaning of Idealism is a philosophical work by Russian thinker Pavel Florensky that explores the nature and implications of idealist philosophy in relation to truth, reality, and religious thought.
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E.
Convention: A Philosophical Study
Convention: A Philosophical Study is a landmark 1969 book by philosopher David Lewis that develops a formal account of social conventions using tools from game theory and modal logic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Realism and Anti-Realism” Target entity description: “Realism and Anti-Realism” is a philosophical essay by Michael Dummett that examines the debate over whether statements about the world have objective truth-values independent of our capacity to know or verify them.
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A.
The Many Faces of Realism
The Many Faces of Realism is a philosophical work by Hilary Putnam that explores and critiques various forms of metaphysical and scientific realism, arguing for a more nuanced, internal realist perspective.
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B.
Essays on Realism and Rationalism
Essays on Realism and Rationalism is a collection of philosophical papers by Alan Musgrave that defends scientific realism and critically examines rationalist approaches to knowledge and science.
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C.
A Realist Conception of Truth
A Realist Conception of Truth is a philosophical work by William Alston that defends a robustly realist, correspondence-based account of truth against various anti-realist and deflationary theories.
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D.
The Meaning of Idealism
The Meaning of Idealism is a philosophical work by Russian thinker Pavel Florensky that explores the nature and implications of idealist philosophy in relation to truth, reality, and religious thought.
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E.
Convention: A Philosophical Study
Convention: A Philosophical Study is a landmark 1969 book by philosopher David Lewis that develops a formal account of social conventions using tools from game theory and modal logic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical essay
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work on metaphysics ⓘ work on philosophy of language ⓘ |
| arguesAbout |
connection between anti-realism and intuitionistic logic
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connection between realism and classical logic ⓘ whether statements have truth-values independent of our capacity to know them ⓘ |
| author | Michael Dummett ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
debate on realism in metaphysics
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debate on realism in philosophy of language ⓘ debate on realism in philosophy of mathematics ⓘ |
| discusses |
anti-realist semantics
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bivalence ⓘ independence of truth from knowledge ⓘ intuitionism ⓘ knowability of truth ⓘ law of excluded middle ⓘ logical consequence ⓘ meaning-theory ⓘ objective truth-values ⓘ realist semantics ⓘ verification conditions ⓘ |
| examines |
conditions for truth-aptness of statements
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debate over anti-realism in semantics ⓘ debate over realism in semantics ⓘ epistemic constraints on truth ⓘ relationship between truth and assertibility ⓘ role of verification in meaning ⓘ |
| field |
metaphysics
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philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of logic ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical analysis of metaphysical realism
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defense of anti-realist approach to meaning ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPositionOfAuthor | semantic anti-realism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Fregean philosophy of language
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Wittgensteinian ideas on meaning ⓘ intuitionistic mathematics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
anti-realism
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meaning ⓘ metaphysical debate ⓘ realism ⓘ semantic theory ⓘ truth ⓘ verificationism ⓘ |
| proposes |
link between meaning and conditions of verification
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use of proof-theoretic notions in semantics ⓘ |
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Subject: “Realism and Anti-Realism” Description of subject: “Realism and Anti-Realism” is a philosophical essay by Michael Dummett that examines the debate over whether statements about the world have objective truth-values independent of our capacity to know or verify them.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
“The Philosophical Basis of Intuitionistic Logic”
linked to: “Realism and Anti-Realism”