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Author Dyke, Heather

Title Metaphysics and the Representational Fallacy
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (200 pages)
Series Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy.
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-179) and index
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Subject Metaphysics.
First philosophy.
metaphysics.
PHILOSOPHY -- Metaphysics.
First philosophy
Metaphysics
Linguistic Turn
Metaphysik
Sprache
Wissensrepräsentation
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781135910303
1135910308