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

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Frapolli, Maria Jose (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science ; 29
• Θέματα: Philosophy.; Logic.; Language and languages > Philosophy.; Pragmatism.; Semantics.; Philosophy of Language.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.