[PDF] Essays On Truth And Reality eBook

Author : Francis Herbert Bradley
Publisher : Elibron Classics
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 18,49 MB
Release : 2001-05
Category : Reality
ISBN : 1402171668

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This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by the Clarendon Press, 1914, Oxford

Author : Mark Platts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 33,49 MB
Release : 2016-08-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1315533871

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The papers in this collection discuss the central questions about the connections between language, reality and human understanding. The complex relations between accounts of meaning and facts about ordinary speakers’ understanding of their language are examined so as to illuminate the philosophical character of the connections between language and reality. The collection as a whole is a thematically unified treatment of some of the most central questions within contemporary philosophy of language.

Author : David S. Escoffery
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 35,69 MB
Release : 2014-12-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 147660228X

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American viewers are attracted to what they see as the non-scripted, unpredictable freshness of reality television. But although the episodes may not be scripted, the shows are constructed within a deliberately designed framework, reflecting societal values. The political, economic and personal issues of reality TV are in many ways simply an exaggerated version of everyday life, allowing us to identify (perhaps more closely than we care to admit) with the characters onscreen. With 16 essays from scholars around the world, this volume discusses the notion of representation in reality television. It explores how both audiences and producers negotiate the gulf between representations and truth in reality shows such as Survivor, The Apprentice, Big Brother, The Nanny, American Idol, Extreme Makeover, Joe Millionaire and The Amazing Race. Various identity categories and character types found in these shows are discussed and the accuracy of their television portrayal examined. Dealing with the concept of reality, audience reception, gender roles, minority portrayal and power issues, the book provides an in-depth look at what we see, or think we see, in "reality" TV. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Author : Heather Dyke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 11,79 MB
Release : 2009-06-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1135246912

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Questions about truth and questions about reality are intimately connected. One can ask whether numbers exist by asking "Are there numbers?" But one can also ask what arguably amounts to the same question by asking "Is the sentence 'There are numbers' true?" Such semantic ascent implies that reality can be investigated by investigating our true sentences. This line of thought was dominant in twentieth century philosophy, but is now beginning to be called into question. In From Truth to Reality, Heather Dyke brings together some of the foremost metaphysicians to examine approaches to truth, reality, and the connections between the two. This collection features new and previously unpublished material by JC Beall, Mark Colyvan, Michael Devitt, John Heil, Frank Jackson, Fred Kroon, D. H. Mellor, Luca Moretti, Alan Musgrave, Robert Nola, J. J. C. Smart, Paul Snowdon, and Daniel Stoljar.