Pragmatism in Philosophy: The Hidden Alternative
| dc.contributor.author | Blackburn, Simon | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-07T19:31:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-09-07T19:31:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-09-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/3264 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper contrasts two ways of understanding the function of human thought and language. According to representationalism, the function of thought and language is to refer to entities in the world and assert truths about them. By contrast, pragmatism seeks to understand the function of thought and language without any such appeal, at the most fundamental level, to the concepts of truth or reference. | |
| dc.subject | Metaphysics | |
| dc.subject | Philosophy Of Language | |
| dc.subject | Pragmatism | |
| dc.subject | Metaphysical Realism | |
| dc.subject | Representation | |
| dc.title | Pragmatism in Philosophy: The Hidden Alternative | |
| dc.type | article | |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2021-09-07T19:31:41Z | |
| dc.description.institution | SUNY Brockport | |
| dc.source.peerreviewed | TRUE | |
| dc.source.status | published | |
| dc.description.publicationtitle | Philosophic Exchange | |
| dc.contributor.organization | University of North Carolina | |
| dc.languate.iso | en_US |
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