The correspondence theory of truth : an essay on the metaphysics of predication /

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This work presents a version of the correspondence theory of truth based on Wittgenstein's Tractatus and Russell's theory of truth and discusses metaphysical issues such as predication, facts, and propositions. It will interest those who study the realistic conception of truth and issues r...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Newman, Andrew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Series:Cambridge studies in philosophy.
Subjects:
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, > 1889-1951. > Tractatus logico-philosophicus.
Russell, Bertrand, > 1872-1970.
Russell, Bertrand, > 1872-1970
Tractatus logico-philosophicus (Wittgenstein, Ludwig)
Truth > Correspondence theory.
Language and languages > Philosophy.
Langage et langues > Philosophie.
PHILOSOPHY > Epistemology.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Universals, Predication, and Truth; 2 The Univocity of Truth; 3 The Correspondence Theory or Predicative Sentences; 4 Russell s Theory of Truth and Its Principal Problems; 5 How Predicative Beliefs Correspond to the World; 6 The Metaphysics of Facts; 7 The Metaphysics of Propositions; 8 The Correspondence Theory and Complex Propositions; Bibliography; Index.

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