Name: basic questions on truth
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Author: weingartner
ISBN: 9780792362241

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Springer

Author

weingartner

Language

English

Pages

244

ISBN

0792362241

ISBN13

9780792362241

Synopsis "basic questions on truth"

there are basic questions concerning truth that have been perennial throughout the history of philosophy from the ancient greeks onwards: is `true a superfluous particle? is `true a predicate? what is the relation of truth to the validity of inference rules? are definitions true or false? what are the bearers of truth - sentences, judgements, or propositions? can truth be interpreted by correspondence to facts, despite difficulties with the liar and with a definition of `fact ? can we have a consistent and adequate understanding of approximate truth (verisimilitude)? and the metaphysical question: does truth have some relation to being? all these questions are treated in a rigorous argumentation style: (1) question, (2) objections to a positive answer, (3) answer and thesis, (4) comments and reply to the objections. this transparent, systematic style facilitates our understanding, touches on a variety of aspects of the question, and teaches us to think.