6 January 2008

Realism vs. Anti-Realism - primer

Whatnow? Realism? And Anti-Real-isms? Since this is the first time I’ve written about Realism and Anti-Realism, perhaps I should start with a brief explanation of what we (those bearding-twirling Philosophers and their bald counterparts) mean when we talk of objects being ‘real’ or not.
For one to be ‘realist’ about something is to say two things: