Metaphysics and the Representational Fallacy.

By:

Dyke, Heather

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge studies in contemporary philosophyPublication details: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (200 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781135910303
1135910308

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BD111

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Contents:

Cover; Metaphysics and the Representational Fallacy; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Metaphysics and the origins of the representational fallacy; 2 A new metaphysical strategy: Lessons learned from the philosophy of time; 3 The representational fallacy: Or how not to do ontology; 4 The relationship between language and reality; 5 The methodological map; 6 The overlooked strategy in practice: Moral discourse; 7 Some further applications of the overlooked strategy; Notes; References; Index.

Summary: This book is an investigation into metaphysics: its aims, scope, methodology and practice. Dyke argues that metaphysics should take itself to be concerned with investigating the fundamental nature of reality, and suggests that the ontological significance of language has been grossly exaggerated in the pursuit of that aim.

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This book is an investigation into metaphysics: its aims, scope, methodology and practice. Dyke argues that metaphysics should take itself to be concerned with investigating the fundamental nature of reality, and suggests that the ontological significance of language has been grossly exaggerated in the pursuit of that aim.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-179) and index.

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