“The Question of Realism”
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“The Question of Realism” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that examines the nature and viability of metaphysical realism about various domains of discourse.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Question of Realism” Context triple: [Kit Fine, hasWritten, “The Question of 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.
“Realism and Anti-Realism”
“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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C.
“Truth and Meaning”
“Truth and Meaning” is a seminal philosophical essay by Michael Dummett that develops a theory of meaning grounded in the conditions for a sentence’s truth.
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D.
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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E.
Realism with a Human Face
Realism with a Human Face is a collection of philosophical essays by Hilary Putnam that develops his influential views on realism, truth, and the relationship between language and the world.
- 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: “The Question of Realism” Target entity description: “The Question of Realism” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that examines the nature and viability of metaphysical realism about various domains of discourse.
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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.
“Realism and Anti-Realism”
“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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C.
“Truth and Meaning”
“Truth and Meaning” is a seminal philosophical essay by Michael Dummett that develops a theory of meaning grounded in the conditions for a sentence’s truth.
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D.
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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E.
Realism with a Human Face
Realism with a Human Face is a collection of philosophical essays by Hilary Putnam that develops his influential views on realism, truth, and the relationship between language and the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosopher ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
distinction between realist and non-realist interpretations
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semantic vs metaphysical aspects of realism ⓘ status of abstract entities ⓘ status of moral and modal discourse ⓘ |
| author | Kit Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
metaphysical status of entities posited by discourse
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relationship between discourse and reality ⓘ |
| examines |
nature of metaphysical realism
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realism about various domains of discourse ⓘ viability of metaphysical realism ⓘ |
| field |
metaphysics
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
criteria for realism vs anti-realism
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ontological commitments of discourse ⓘ truth-conditions of discourse ⓘ |
| genre | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Kit Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
graduate students in philosophy
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professional philosophers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
work on metaphysics
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work on modality ⓘ work on realism and anti-realism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
metaphysical realism
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metaphysics ⓘ ontology ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ realism about discourse ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic tradition ⓘ |
| proposes | framework for assessing realism across domains ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | monograph ⓘ |
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