KNOWLEDGE, SEMANTICS AND PHILOSOPHICAL CONTROVERSIES
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https://doi.org/10.15691/0718-5448Vol1Iss2a44Keywords:
Philosophy of language, realism, anti-realism, theory of meaningAbstract
In this paper is offered an introduction to the debate between realism and antirealism in the Philosophy of Language, which originates mainly whithin the analytical tradition A general examination is carried out with regard Donald Davison 's programme according to which. The rather optimistic belief of Michael Dummett in this respect is also referred to; this is the belief that the disputes between realism and anti-realism can be approached and eventually solved with the help of a Theory of Meaning.References
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