Spandrels of Truth
«Review from previous edition JC Beall concisely presents and defends a simple, modest, dialetheic approach to truth and semantic paradoxes. . . . an excellent and readable introduction to the contemporary technical discussions about truth and semantic paradoxes.»
Wen-fang Wang, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Among the various conceptions of truth is one according to which 'is true' is a transparent, entirely see-through device introduced for only practical (expressive) reasons. This device, when introduced into the language, brings about truth-theoretic paradoxes (particularly, the notorious Liar and Curry paradoxes). Les mer
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presents and defends a modest, so-called dialetheic theory of transparent truth.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780199268740
- Utgivelsesår
- 2011
- Format
- 28 x 13 cm
Anmeldelser
«Review from previous edition JC Beall concisely presents and defends a simple, modest, dialetheic approach to truth and semantic paradoxes. . . . an excellent and readable introduction to the contemporary technical discussions about truth and semantic paradoxes.»
Wen-fang Wang, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews