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- English
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Truth: The Basics
About this book
Truth: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to philosophical theories about the nature of truth. The two authors – leading philosophers in this field – build the book around a single question: what, if anything, is common to all truths, which makes them true? The book explores five important answers ('theories') to the given question: correspondence, semantic, verifiability, transparency, and plurality. For each given theory, the following questions are addressed:
- What is the theory's answer to the central question?
- What is the basic motivation behind that answer?
- What is a precise argument for that answer?
- What are the biggest objections to that answer?
- What are a few good resources for understanding more about the theory?
An additional chapter provides an extensive introduction to the notorious liar paradox. Truth: The Basics is an ideal starting point for anyone seeking a lively and accessible introduction to the rich and complex philosophical study of truth.
Key Features:
- Written in a clear and concise fashion
- Clearly explains five major theories of truth for an uninitiated readership of undergraduate students and general readers
- Prepares the reader to tackle more advanced work in truth studies
- Makes connections between truth and other areas of philosophy, including the philosophy of language, semantics, metaphysics, logic and epistemology
- Includes technical appendices for more advanced readers
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Correspondence
- 3 Semantic
- 4 Verifiability
- 5 Transparency
- 6 Plurality
- 7 Paradox
- 8 Final Score Card
- 9 Glossary
- A Note on Relativism
- B Note on Correspondence
- C Note on the Semantic Theory
- D The Indirect Liar
- E A Conditional for Truth Theories
- Index
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