Truth [[electronic resource] /] / Alexis G. Burgess & John P. Burgess

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816923203321
• Autore: Burgess Alexis <1980->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton [N.J.], : Princeton University Press, c2010
• ISBN: 1-78268-952-4; 1-283-03352-6; 9786613033529; 1-4008-3869-X
• Edizione: [Course Book]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (173 p.)
• Collana: Princeton foundations of contemporary philosophy
• Altri autori (Persone): BurgessJohn P. <1948->
• Disciplina: 121
• Soggetti: Truth
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Introduction -- Chapter Two. Tarski -- Chapter Three. Deflationism -- Chapter Four. Indeterminacy -- Chapter Five. Realism -- Chapter Six. Antirealism -- Chapter Seven. Kripke -- Chapter Eight. Insolubility? -- Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a concise introduction to current philosophical debates about truth. Combining philosophical and technical material, the book is organized around, but not limited to, the view known as deflationism. In clear language, Burgess and Burgess cover a wide range of issues, including the nature of truth, the status of truth-value gaps, the relationship between truth and meaning, relativism and pluralism about truth, and semantic paradoxes from Alfred Tarski to Saul Kripke and beyond. The book provides a rich picture of contemporary philosophical theorizing about truth, one that will be essential reading for philosophy students as well as philosophers specializing in other areas.