{"product_id":"realism-and-anti-realism-paperback-softback","title":"Realism and Anti-Realism - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are a bewildering variety of ways the terms \"realism\" and \"anti-realism\" have been used in philosophy and furthermore the different uses of these terms are only loosely connected with one another. Rather than give a piecemeal map of this very diverse landscape, the authors focus on what they see as the core concept: realism about a particular domain is the view that there are facts or entities distinctive of that domain, and their existence and nature is in some important sense objective and mind-independent. The authors carefully set out and explain the different realist and anti-realist positions and arguments that occur in five key domains: science, ethics, mathematics, modality and fictional objects. For each area the authors examine the various styles of argument in support of and against realism and anti-realism, show how these different positions and arguments arise in very different domains, evaluate their success within these fields, and draw general conclusions about these assorted strategies. Error theory, fictionalism, non-cognitivism, relativism and response-dependence are taken as the most important positions in opposition to the realist and these are explored in depth. Suitable for advanced level undergraduates, the book offers readers a clear introduction to a subject central to much contemporary work in metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of language.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44576929120494,"sku":"9781844650255","price":63.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/realism-and-anti-realism-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}