Understanding Truth

Name: Understanding Truth
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ISBN: 9780195111514

ISBN-10: 0195111516

ISBN-13: 9780195111514

Edition: 1998

Authors: Scott Soames

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Scott Soames illuminates the notion of truth and the role it plays in our ordinary thought, as well as in our logical, philosophical, and scientific theories. The main questions investigated include "Why do we need a truth predicate at all?", "What theoretical tasks does it allow us to accomplish?", and "How must we understand the content of any predicate capable of accomplishing these tasks?". The main aim of the book is to integrate and extend the most important insight on truth from a variety of sources.

Book details

List price: $59.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/17/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.29" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Introduction



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


Index