The Many Faces of Realism

by Hilary Putnam and Cogan University Professor Emeritus Hilary Putnam

Book Overview

"The first two lectures place the alternative I defend -- a kind of pragmatic realism -- in a historical and metaphysical context. Part of that context is provided by Husserl's remark that the history of modern philosophy begins with Galileo -- that is, modern philosophy has been hypnotized by the idea that scientific facts are all the facts there are. Another part is provided by the analysis of a very simple example of what I call 'contextual relativity'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812690435
• ISBN13: 9780812690439
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Open Court
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.2" x 9.0"