Correspondence and disquotation
an essay on the nature of truth
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Author
Publication
1994 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
51,500 words, Guess
Page Count
206 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1415286M
- ISBN-100195079248
- OCLC Control Number28338175
- OCLC Control Numbercorrespondencedi0000davi
- Library of Congress Control Number93024742
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- Goodreads3645642
- LibraryThing315569
Classifications
- DDC121
- LCCBD171 .D285 1994
Alternate Titles
- Disquotation.
Description
Marian David defends the correspondence theory of truth against the disquotational theory of truth, its current major rival. The correspondence theory asserts that truth is a philosophically rich and profound notion in need of serious explanation. Disquotationalists offer a radically deflationary account inspired by Tarski and propagated by Quine and others. They reject the correspondence theory, insist truth is anemic, and advance an "anti-theory" of truth that is essentially a collection of platitudes: "Snow is white" is true if and only if snow is white; "Grass is green" is true if and only if grass is green. According to disquotationalists, the only profound insight about truth is that it lacks profundity. David contrasts the correspondence theory with disquotationalism and then develops the latter position in rich detail - more than has been available in previous literature - to show its faults. He demonstrates that disquotationalism is not a tenable theory of truth, as it has too many absurd consequences.
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