Theories of Truth
Philosophers have long debated the nature of truth. The classic and contemporary articles in this collection represent the four most influential theories to emerge from their debates -- correspondence, pragmatist, coherence, and deflationary theories. The book includes reflections on truth by C. S. Peirce, William James, Bertrand Russell, Francis W. Dauer, Alfred Tarski, Hartry Field, Dorothy Grover, Joseph L. Camp, Jr., Nuel D. Belnap, Jr., Philip Kitcher, and Anil Gupta. These contributions...
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The classic and contemporary readings in this collection represent the four most influential theories of truth – correspondence, pragmatist, coherence, and deflationary theories. A collection of classic and contemporary philosophical reflections on the nature of truth. Opens with an introduction to theories of truth, designed for readers with little or no prior knowledge of the subject. Divided into four sections on the most important theories of truth - correspondence, pragmatist, coherence, and deflationary theories. Brings together articles in the recent debate over the correspondence theory and deflationism that are not otherwise available in one place. Includes contributions by C.S. Peirce, William James, Bertrand Russell, Alfred Tarski, Hartry Field, Dorothy Grover, Anil Gupta and others. Concludes with an extensive bibliography of recent articles on truth.
AcknowledgmentsTruth: An Introduction1Pt. IPragmatist Theories of Truth1How to Make Our Ideas Clear412Pragmatism's Conception of Truth59Pt. IICoherence Theories of Truth3On the Nature of Truth774In Defense of the Coherence Theory of Truth93Pt. IIICorrespondence Theories of Truth5The Semantic Conception of Truth and the Foundations of Semantics1156Tarski's Theory of Truth1527Truth and Language-World Connections1808On the Explanatory Role of Correspondence Truth197Pt. IVDeflationary Theories of Truth9A Prosentential Theory of Truth21910Deflationist Views of Meaning and Content25311Minimalism295Truth: A Bibliography307Index318
\ From the Publisher"Theories of Truth contains a judicious set of readings representing the core positions in the field together with a critical introduction that is comprehensive, balanced, and penetrating. This will be an enormously useful reader." Alvin I. Goldman, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey\ \ \
