Theories of Truth: A Critical Introduction

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Author: Richard L. Kirkham

ISBN-10: 0262611082

ISBN-13: 9780262611084

Category: Major Branches of Philosophical Study

Theories of Truth provides a clear, critical introduction to one of the most difficult areas of philosophy. It surveys all of the major philosophical theories of truth,presenting the crux of the issues involved at a level accessible to nonexperts yet in a manner sufficiently detailed and original to be of value to professional scholars. Kirkham's systematic treatment and meticulous explanations of terminology ensure that readers will come away from this book with a comprehensive general...

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Surveys all of the major theories of truth, presenting the crux of the issues involved at a level accessible to nonexperts yet in a manner sufficiently detailed and original to be of value to professional scholars.

Preface1Projects of Theories of Truth12Justification and Truth Bearers413Nonrealist Theories734The Correspondence Theory1195Alfred Tarski's Semantic Theory1416Objections to Tarski's Theory1757The Justification Project2118Davidson and Dummett2239The Liar Paradox27110The Speech-Act Project and the Deflationary Thesis307Notes351References369Index379