Realism versus Realism
Published on 9. October 2002
Book
Hardback
184 pages
978-0-7425-1386-0 (ISBN)
Description
Realism versus Realism defends the metaphysics of 'Internal Realism,' a view authored by Hilary Putnam, and seeks to build on its basis an immanent realistic position to resolve two conflicts: the conflict between realism and some forms of anti-realism, especially relativism which involves constructivism and subjectivism; and also between two forms of realism itself, namely transcendent and immanent.
Reviews / Votes
Gupta's analysis of varieties of realism and antirealism is precise and insightful. It treats the views of Kant, Peirce, Popper, Quine, Putnam, Davidson, and others. Her own contribution to the discussion of this central issue is original and significant. It should not be missed. -- Michael Krausz, Bryn Mawr College What is so compelling about Chhanda Gupta's book is, first, that you come away with a clear sense of the significance of the realism question and, second, that you find you cannot escape the options she sets before you. -- Joseph Margolis, Temple University In this brilliant essay, Chhanda Gupta not only develops and defends her own reconciliatory version of realism, but presents and incisively discusses an amazing amount of the contemporary literature concerning realism and anti-realism. . . . The result is an important and highly readable contribution to the discussion, and one which will not soon become dated. -- Hilary Putnam, Harvard University, from the ForewordMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
367 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7425-1386-0 (9780742513860)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Chhanda Gupta is professor of philosophy at Jadavpur University, Calcutta. She is author of numerous journal articles and was a fellow of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (1985-86) and a Fulbright Research Fellow at Harvard University in 1985 and 1995.
Content
Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Realism versus Realism: Transcendent and Immanent Chapter 4 The Way the Real Appears Is the Way It Is Chapter 5 Realism versus Nominalism: From Quine's Immanent Metaphysical Point of View Chapter 6 Skepticism against Realisms Chapter 7 Peirce's Halfway House between Two Realisms Chapter 8 Putnam's Resolution of the Realist Relativist Controversy Chapter 9 Postscript