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Yaqūb Aladdin Mahmūd |
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Titolo |
The liar speaks the truth [[electronic resource] ] : a defense of the revision theory of truth / / Aladdin M. Yaqūb |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-52690-4 |
0-19-802449-5 |
1-4294-0791-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (164 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Liar paradox |
Truth |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Based on the author's thesis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-146) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction. The Tarskian Schema; Chapter One. The TS Conception of Truth; Chapter Two. Stability Semantics; Chapter Three. The Original Three Systems; Chapter Four. The Revision System; Bibliography; Symbols; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The concept of truth has been the focus of much attention in philosophical literature, but has resisted adequate explanation. This study explores a ""deflationary"" or ""minimalist"" account of truth that can account for the challenge posed by semantic paradoxes such as the liar. |
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