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Metaphysical Realism and Anti-Realism

Metaphysical Realism and Anti-Realism

Metaphysical Realism and Anti-Realism

J. T. M. Miller, Durham University
July 2022
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    Minimally, metaphysical realists hold that there exist some mind-independent entities. Metaphysical realists also (tend to) hold that we can speak meaningfully or truthfully about mind-independent entities. Those who reject metaphysical realism deny one or more of these commitments. This Element aims to introduce the reader to the core commitments of metaphysical realism and to illustrate how these commitments have changed over time by surveying some of the main families of views that realism has been contrasted with: such as (radical) scepticism, idealism, and anti-realism.

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    July 2022
    Paperback
    9781009009089
    75 pages
    228 × 151 × 5 mm
    0.13kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. What is Metaphysical Realism?
    • 3. Rejecting Realism
    • 4. The Prospects for Realism.
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    • J. T. M. Miller , Durham University