The Nature of Truth An updated approach to the meaning of truth ascriptions

The Nature of Truth An updated approach to the meaning of truth ascriptions / by Maria Jose Frapolli.

The book offers a characterization of the meaning and role of the notion of truth in natural languages and an explanation of why, in spite of the big amount of proposals about truth, this task has proved to be resistant to the different analyses. The general thesis of the book is that defining truth...

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Main Author: Frapolli, Maria Jose (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science, 29
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Language and languages—Philosophy.
Pragmatism.
Semantics.
Logic.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. some preliminary issues
  • 2. Syntax: Playing with building blocks
  • 3. The meaning and content of truthascriptions
  • 4. What do we do with truth ascriptions
  • 5. The Liar paradox (and other Logico-Semantic issues)
  • 6. What do you mean by “ Redundancy”?
  • 7. Obvious answers for ready-made objections
  • 8. References
  • 9. Index.

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