. e . ▁access ▁to ▁in access ible ▁real ms ▁like ▁the ▁past ▁and ▁the ▁minds ▁of ▁others . ▁More ▁important , ▁they ▁suggest ▁that ▁the ▁real ist ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁truth - value ▁links ▁does ▁not ▁actually ▁explain ▁how ▁the ▁in access ible ▁can ▁be ▁cogn ized . ▁When ▁the ▁truth - value ▁link ▁real ist ▁claims ▁that , ▁if ▁" It ▁is ▁ra ining ▁today " ▁was ▁true ▁yesterday , ▁then ▁" It ▁was ▁ra ining ▁yesterday " ▁is ▁true ▁today , ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁is ▁still ▁appe aling ▁to ▁an ▁in access ible ▁real m ▁of ▁the ▁past . ▁In ▁brief , ▁one ▁is ▁attempting ▁to ▁access ▁that ▁which ▁one ▁has ▁already ▁conced ed ▁as ▁being ▁in access ible . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Anti - real ism ▁Cris pin ▁Wright ▁Philosoph ical ▁real ism ▁Princi ple ▁of ▁b ival ence ▁Problem ▁of ▁future ▁cont ing ents ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Con cept s ▁in ▁met aph ys ics ▁Category : Con cept s ▁in ▁ep ist em ology ▁Category : Ph il osoph y ▁of ▁language ▁Category : Ph il osoph ical ▁real ism <0x0A> </s> ▁Kn uts ford ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁Ch esh ire , ▁England , ▁ ▁south - west ▁of ▁Manchester ▁and ▁ ▁north - west ▁of ▁Mac cles field . ▁The ▁population ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Census ▁was ▁ 1 3 , 1 9 1 . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁situation ▁ ▁Near ▁Ch esh ire ' s