Truth and the Past

by Michael Dummett

Book Overview

Michael Dummett's three John Dewey Lectures--"The Concept of Truth," "Statements About the Past," and "The Metaphysics of Time"--were delivered at Columbia University in the spring of 2002. Revised and expanded, the lectures are presented here along with two new essays by Dummett, "Truth: Deniers and Defenders" and "The Indispensability of the Concept of Truth."

In Truth and the Past, Dummett clarifies his current positions on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231131771
• ISBN13: 9780231131773
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher