The Correspondence Theory of Truth

ISBN-13: 9781032129112 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 142 str.

D. O'Connor

Opis

First published in 1975, The Correspondence Theory of Truth examines the simplest statements of empirical fact and establishes what we can mean when we say that such statements are true.

Spis treści

Preface Part I 1. Introduction 2. Preconditions for a theory of truth 3. Truth and verifications 4. Two uses of ‘true’ and ‘truth’ 5. Beliefs and their expression 6. Linguistics truth-bearers 7. Facts 8. Relations between truth-bearers and facts 9. Resume Part II 1. The Semantic theory of truth 2. States of affairs and semantic conversations 3. Conclusion Notes and references Bibliography Index

O autorze

D. J. O’ Connor