A Putnam's Progress

Ernie Lepore; Barry Loewer

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199580781.003.0011

A Putnam's Progress

Ernie Lepore, Barry Loewer

School of Arts and Sciences, Philosophy

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Abstract

According to Putnam, metaphysical realism is the view that world consists of a fixed totality of mind-independent objects and properties; that truth involves some sort of correspondence relation between words and these objects; and that there is one true complete description of the way the world is. He goes on to argue that this view is incoherent and he wants to replace it with a view he labels internal realism. His views have not met with wide acceptance. The chapter offers an interpretation of his views that may make his conclusions more palatable.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Meaning, Mind, and Matter
Subtitle of host publication	Philosophical Essays
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191595264
ISBN (Print)	9780199580781
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199580781.003.0011
State	Published - May 1 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Arts and Humanities(all)

Keywords

Correspondence
Internal realism
Metaphysical realism
Putnam
Truth

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