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Truth.
In this critical introduction to contemporary philosophical issues in the theory of truth Pascal Engel provides clear and authoritative exposition of recent and current ideas while providing original perspectives that advances discussion of the key issues. This book begins with a presentation of the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Truth lost?; 1 Classical theories of truth; 1.1 A preliminary map; 1.2 Correspondence; 1.3 Coherence; 1.4 Verificationism; 1.5 Pragmatism; 1.6 The identity theory; 2 Deflationism; 2.1 Varieties of deflationism; 2.2 Redundancy and disquotation; 2.3 Tarski's semantic theory; 2.4 Horwich's deflationist minimalism; 2.5 The false modesty of deflationism; 2.6 Rorty, Nietzsche and Heidegger; 3 Minimal realism; 3.1 Wright's minimal anti-realism; 3.2 Putnam's natural realism
- 3.3 Truth and truth-aptness.
- 3.4 Minimal realism stated3.5 Minimal realism and the norm of knowledge; 4 The realist/anti-realist controversies; 4.1 Theoretical truths in science; 4.2 Truth in ethics; 4.3 Mathematical truth; 4.4 Realism vindicated; 5 The norm of truth; 5.1 Truth and normativity; 5.2 The ethics of belief; 5.3 Cognitive suicide; 5.4 What's wrong with relativism; Conclusion: Truth regained; Notes; Bibliography; Index.