Understanding truth /
The author of this text explores the notion of truth and its role in our ordinary thought, as well as in logical, philosophical and scientific theories.
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1999.
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| Acceso en liña: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=23592 |
Table of Contents:
- Foundational issues
- Truth bearers
- Forms of truth skepticism
- Two theories of truth
- Tarski's definition of truth
- The significance of Tarski's theory of truth
- Lessons of the liar
- Truth, paradox, and partially defined predicates
- Extensions
- Vagueness, partiality, and the sorites paradox
- What is truth?: the deflationary perspective.