Fictionalism in Metaphysics by Mark Eli Kalderon (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Fictionalism in Metaphysics by Mark Eli Kalderon Fictionalism is the view that a serious intellectual inquiry need not aim at truth. Since 1980, fictionalist accounts of science, mathematics, morality, and other domains of inquiry have been developed. In metaphysics fictionalism is now widely regarded as an option worthy of seriousconsideration. This volume represents a major benchmark in the debate: it brings together an impressive international team of contributors, whose essays (all but one of them appearing here for the first time) represent the state of the art in various areas of metaphysical controversy, relating tolanguage, mathematics, modality, truth, belief, ontology, and morality. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Fictionalism is the view that a serious intellectual inquiry need not aim at truth. Since 1980, fictionalist accounts of science, mathematics, morality, and other domains of inquiry have been developed. In metaphysics fictionalism is now widely regarded as an option worthy of serious consideration. This volume represents a major benchmark in the debate: it brings together an impressive international team of contributors, whose essays (all but one of them appearing here for the first time) represent the state of the art in various areas of metaphysical controversy, relating to language, mathematics, modality, truth, belief, ontology, and morality. Author Biography Mark Eli Kalderon is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Humanities at University College London, UK. Table of Contents Introduction1: Gideon Rosen: Problems in the history of fictionalism2: Kendall Walton: Metaphor and prop oriented make-believe3: Stephen Yablo: The myth of seven4: Seahwa Kim: Modal fictionalism and analysis5: James A. Woodbridge: Truth as a pretence6: Frederick Kroon: Belief about nothing in particular7: Daniel Nolan: Fictionalist attitudes about fictional matters8: Cian Dorr: What we disagree about when we disagree about ontology9: Richard Joyce: Moral fictionalism10: David Lewis: Quasi-realism is fictionalism11: Simon Blackburn: Quasi-realism no fictionalism Promotional The first collection exclusively devoted to this very hot topic. Long Description Fictionalism is the view that a serious intellectual inquiry need not aim at truth. Since 1980, fictionalist accounts of science, mathematics, morality, and other domains of inquiry have been developed. In metaphysics fictionalism is now widely regarded as an option worthy of serious consideration. This volume represents a major benchmark in the debate: it brings together an impressive international team of contributors, whose essays (all but one of them appearing here for the first time) represent the state of the art in various areas of metaphysical controversy, relating to language, mathematics, modality, truth, belief, ontology, and morality. Feature The first collection exclusively devoted to this very hot topicSuperb international line-up of contributorsRepresents the very latest thinking in current debatesTen specially written pieces and one reprinted classic by WaltonThe editor provides an ideal introduction to the topic Details ISBN0199282188 Short Title FICTIONALISM IN METAPHYSICS Language English ISBN-10 0199282188 ISBN-13 9780199282180 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 110 Year 2005 Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Mark Eli Kalderon Illustrations black & white illustrations Affiliation University College London DOI 10.1604/9780199282180 UK Release Date 2005-07-07 AU Release Date 2005-07-07 NZ Release Date 2005-07-07 Author Mark Eli Kalderon Pages 364 Publisher Oxford University Press Publication Date 2005-07-07 Alternative 9780199282197 Audience Professional & Vocational Imprint Oxford University Press We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:53301740;

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