Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Realism And Truth: Second EditionISBN13:9780691011875ISBN10:0691011877Author:Devitt, Michael (Author)Description:In This Provocative And Wide-Ranging Book, Michael Devitt Argues For A Thoroughgoing Realism About The Common-Sense And Scientific Physical World, And For A Correspondence Notion Of Truth Furthermore, He Argues That, Contrary To Received Opinion, The Metaphysical Question Of Realism Is Distinct From, And Prior To, Any Semantic Question About Truth The Book Makes Incisive Responses To Putnam, Dummett, Van Fraassen, And Other Major Anti-Realists The New Afterword Includes An Extensive Discussion Of The Metaphysics Of Nonfactualism, And New Thoughts On The Need For Truth And On The Determination Of Reference In A Provocative Thesis, Philosophy Professor Michael Devitt Argues For A Thoroughgoing Realism About The Common-Sense And Scientific Physical World And For A Corresponding Notion Of Truthcontrary To The Opinions Of Anti-Realists Such As Putnam, Dummett, Van Fraassen, And Others This Second Edition Includes A New Afterword By The Author Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Princeton University PressPublication Date:1997-01-12Weight:1.2 lbsDimensions:0.93” H x 9.3” L x 6.14” WNumber of Pages:340Language:English