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Dummett on Abstract Objects

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. George Duke

    1. Deakin University, Australia

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Part of the book series: History of Analytic Philosophy (History of Analytic Philosophy)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-16

  3. The Fregean Notion of an Object

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    Pages 17-34

  4. Psychologism and Objectivity

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    Pages 35-60

  5. The Context Principle

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    Pages 61-79

  6. A Problem about Reference

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    Pages 80-98

  7. The Concrete-Abstract Distinction

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    Pages 99-116

  8. Tolerant Reductionism

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    Pages 117-144

  9. Mathematical Objects

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    Pages 145-175

  10. Conclusion

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    Pages 176-177

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 178-212
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This historically-informed critical assessment of Dummett's account of abstract objects, examines in detail some of the Fregean presuppositions of Dummett's account whilst also engaging with phenomenological approaches and recent work on the problem of abstract entities.

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  • Deakin University, Australia

    George Duke

About the author

GEORGE DUKE lectures in Philosophy in the School of International and Political Studies at Deakin University, Australia. He has published on the origins of analytical philosophy, the phenomenology of Husserl and the divide between analytical and continental philosophy.

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