The Logical Basis of Metaphysics
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The Logical Basis of Metaphysics is a major philosophical work by Michael Dummett that develops his influential views on realism, anti-realism, and the role of language in metaphysical debates.
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| The Logical Basis of Metaphysics canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Logical Basis of Metaphysics Context triple: [Michael Dummett, notableWork, The Logical Basis of Metaphysics]
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Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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Introduction to Metaphysics
Introduction to Metaphysics is a 1935 lecture course by German philosopher Martin Heidegger that probes the fundamental question of the meaning of Being and critiques the metaphysical foundations of Western thought.
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Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics
The Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics is an approach rooted in P. F. Strawson’s work that emphasizes descriptive metaphysics, focusing on clarifying the fundamental conceptual framework underlying our ordinary thought and discourse rather than constructing revisionary ontological systems.
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The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
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Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics
"Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics" is a major philosophical work by Martin Heidegger that offers an influential reinterpretation of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, especially regarding the foundations of metaphysics and human finitude.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: The Logical Basis of Metaphysics Target entity description: The Logical Basis of Metaphysics is a major philosophical work by Michael Dummett that develops his influential views on realism, anti-realism, and the role of language in metaphysical debates.
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A.
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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B.
Introduction to Metaphysics
Introduction to Metaphysics is a 1935 lecture course by German philosopher Martin Heidegger that probes the fundamental question of the meaning of Being and critiques the metaphysical foundations of Western thought.
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C.
Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics
The Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics is an approach rooted in P. F. Strawson’s work that emphasizes descriptive metaphysics, focusing on clarifying the fundamental conceptual framework underlying our ordinary thought and discourse rather than constructing revisionary ontological systems.
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D.
The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
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E.
Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics
"Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics" is a major philosophical work by Martin Heidegger that offers an influential reinterpretation of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, especially regarding the foundations of metaphysics and human finitude.
- F. None of above. chosen
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non-fiction book
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philosophical book ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
classical realist conception of truth
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unconstrained bivalence in all domains ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
anti-realist constraints on truth conditions
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link between understanding a statement and conditions for its truth ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Dummettian anti-realism ⓘ |
| author | Michael Dummett ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
logic
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
connection between meaning and realism
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role of language in metaphysics ⓘ theory of meaning as basis for metaphysics ⓘ use of logic in metaphysical disputes ⓘ |
| genre | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
anti-realist approaches to mathematics
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anti-realist approaches to metaphysics ⓘ debates on realism in analytic philosophy ⓘ epistemic conceptions of truth ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of logic ⓘ |
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Fregean philosophy
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Wittgensteinian philosophy of language ⓘ analytic philosophy ⓘ intuitionism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
anti-realism
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logical consequence ⓘ logical theory ⓘ meaning ⓘ metaphysical debates ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ realism ⓘ semantic theory ⓘ truth ⓘ verificationism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on late 20th-century analytic metaphysics
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linking metaphysical issues to linguistic theory ⓘ systematic defense of anti-realism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| proposes |
a semantic route to metaphysical conclusions
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that metaphysical disputes turn on theories of meaning ⓘ |
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