Douglas Edwards
Biographic Data
| ID | 5996403 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Douglas Edwards |
| GIVEN NAMES | Douglas |
| FAMILY NAME | Edwards |
| SIGNATURE | EDWARDS D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hamilton College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Précis of The Metaphysics of Truth
In this précis, I give a short overview of my book. The Metaphysics of Truth, focusing on the two main aims of the book: (i) developing a pluralist metaphysical framework incorporating both truth and existence; (ii) arguing for the importance of thinking about the nature of truth in response to deflationary and primitivist approaches
Replies to critics
In these replies I develop responses to the fascinating issues raised in the commentaries on my book The Metaphysics of Truth from Matti Eklund, Gila Sher, Crispin Wright, and Jeremy Wyatt. I focus on four main areas where there seemed to be a degree of convergence amongst the critics: (1) the viability and use of the sparse/abundant property distinction; (2) truth, dependence, and superassertibility; (3) correspondence, realism, and anti—realism…
Truth as a relational property
From Truth Pluralism to Ontological Pluralism and Back
Truth, Winning, and Simple Determination Pluralism
There is good reason to think that there is a useful analogy between truth and winning. When playing a game, the object of that game is to win, and this tells us something important about the practice of playing games. Likewise, when believing or asserting the object is to believe or speak truly, this tells us something important about the practice of believing or asserting. It also, of course, tells us something important about truth, just as th…
Truth, Winning, and Simple Determination Pluralism
There is good reason to think that there is a useful analogy between truth and winning. When playing a game, the object of that game is to win, and this tells us something important about the practice of playing games. Likewise, when believing or asserting the object is to believe or speak truly, this tells us something important about the practice of believing or asserting. It also, of course, tells us something important about truth, just as th…
From Truth Pluralism to Ontological Pluralism and Back
Truth as a relational property
Replies to critics
In these replies I develop responses to the fascinating issues raised in the commentaries on my book The Metaphysics of Truth from Matti Eklund, Gila Sher, Crispin Wright, and Jeremy Wyatt. I focus on four main areas where there seemed to be a degree of convergence amongst the critics: (1) the viability and use of the sparse/abundant property distinction; (2) truth, dependence, and superassertibility; (3) correspondence, realism, and anti—realism…
Précis of The Metaphysics of Truth
In this précis, I give a short overview of my book. The Metaphysics of Truth, focusing on the two main aims of the book: (i) developing a pluralist metaphysical framework incorporating both truth and existence; (ii) arguing for the importance of thinking about the nature of truth in response to deflationary and primitivist approaches
Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (3 works) · Metaphysics (3 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (2 works) · Pluralism (philosophy) (2 works) · Property (philosophy) (2 works) · Alethiology (1 work)