Aristotle on Truth

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Author

Paolo Crivelli

Publication

2007-06-25 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

88,000 words, Guess

Page Count

352 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

ISBN-10052103647X
ISBN-139780521036474
Goodreads6735966
OCLC Control Number86167377
Better World Books9780521036474

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Open LibraryOL7715256M

Classifications

LCCBD171

Description

Aristotle's theory of truth, which has been the most influential account of the concept of truth from Antiquity onwards, spans several areas of philosophy: philosophy of language, logic, ontology, and epistemology. In this book, the first dedicated to this topic, Paolo Crivelli discusses all the main aspects of Aristotle's views on truth and falsehood. He analyses in detail the main relevant passages, addresses some well-known problems of Aristotelian semantics, and assesses Aristotle's theory from the point of view of modern analytic philosophy. In the process he discusses most of the literature on Aristotle's semantic theory to have appeared in the last two centuries. His book vindicates and clarifies the often repeated claim that Aristotle's is a correspondence theory of truth. It will be of interest to a wide range of readers working in both ancient philosophy and modern philosophy of language.

First Sentence

In his commentary on Aristotle's de Interpretatione Ammonius asks 'among which of the things that are in any way one should look for truth and falsehood' (17, 29-30).