Thought and Reality

by Michael Dummett

Book Overview

In this short, lucid, rich book Michael Dummett sets out his views about some of the deepest questions in philosophy. The fundamental question of metaphysics is: what does reality consist of? To answer this, Dummett holds, it is necessary to say what kinds of fact obtain, and what constitutes their holding good. Facts correspond with true propositions, or true thoughts: when we know which propositions, or thoughts, in general, are true, we shall know...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019955224X
• ISBN13: 9780199552245
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.8"