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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777387503321

Autore

Johnson Lawrence E.

Titolo

Focusing on truth / / Lawrence E. Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992

ISBN

1-134-90793-1

1-134-90794-X

1-280-60356-9

9786610603565

0-203-00417-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

121

Soggetti

Truth

Truth - Correspondence theory

Truth - Coherence theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-275) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Coherence; 3 Correspondence; 4 Alternatives I; 5 The semantic conception of truth; 6 Intermezzo; 7 Austin and Strawson; 8 Truth; 9 Alternatives II; 10 Truth and truth; 11 Coda; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers an introductory account of the central theories of truth. A wide range of theories, from those of correspondence and coherence to Tarski's semantic conception of truth are presented and assessed in order to profit from that which is of value in them. The authot proposes a new account which it is asserted is adequate to meet the legitimate demands made on the theory of truth.