Truth / Edition 1

by Simon Blackburn, Keith Simmons

Overview

This volume is designed to set out some of the central issues in the theory of truth. It draws together, for the first time, the debates between philosophers who favor 'robust' or 'substantive' theories of truth, and those other, 'deflationist' or minimalists, who deny that such theories can be given. The editors provide a substantial introduction, in which they look at how the debates relate to further issues, such as the Liar paradox and formal truth theories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198752509
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/07/1999
Series:	Oxford Readings in Philosophy
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	412
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 5.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Simon Blackburn is Edna S. Koury Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His publications include Spreading the Word (OUP, 1984), The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy (OUP, 1994), and Ruling Passions (OUP, 1998).

Keith Simmons is Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is author of Universality and the Liar: An Essay on Truth and the Diagonal Argument (CUP, 1993).

Table of Contents

IntroductionPART I: BACKGROUND ‘ROBUST' THEORIES1. On Truth and Copying, F. H. Bradley2. The Nature of Truth, H. H. Joachim3. Pragmatism's Conception of Truth, William James4. William James's Conception of Truth, Bertrand RussellPART II: EARLY MINIMALIST THEORIES5. The Thought: A Logical Enquiry, Gottlob Frege6. On Facts and Propositions, F. P. Ramsey7. Philosophical Extracts, Ludwig Wittgenstein8. The Semantic Conception of Truth, Alfred Tarski9. Philosophy of Logic, W. V. QuinePART III: THE EARLY MODERN DEBATE10. Truth, J. L. Austin11. Truth, P. F. Strawson12. Unfair to Facts, J. L. AustinPART IV: MODERN MINIMALISM AND DOUBTS ABOUT IT13. Truth: A Traditional Debate Reviewed, Crispin Wright14. The Minimalist Conception of Truth, Paul Horwich15. Of What Kind of Thing is Truth a Property?, Michael Dummett16. A Critique of Deflationism, Anil Gupta17. The Folly of Trying to Define Truth, Donald Davidson18. Pragmatism, Davidson, and Truth, Richard Rorty19. Deflationist Views of Meaning and Content, Hartry FieldNotes on the Contributors; Select Bibliography; Index