The definitive and essential collection of classic and new essays on analytic theories of truth, revised and updated, with nineteen new chapters. The question "What is truth?" is so philosophical it can seem rhetorical. And yet truth matters, especially in a "post-truth" society in which lies are tolerated and facts are ignored. If we want to understand why truth matters, we first need to understand what it is. The Nature of Truth offers the definitive collection of classic and contemporary essays on analytic theories of truth. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated,…mehr
The definitive and essential collection of classic and new essays on analytic theories of truth, revised and updated, with nineteen new chapters. The question "What is truth?" is so philosophical it can seem rhetorical. And yet truth matters, especially in a "post-truth" society in which lies are tolerated and facts are ignored. If we want to understand why truth matters, we first need to understand what it is. The Nature of Truth offers the definitive collection of classic and contemporary essays on analytic theories of truth. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated, incorporating both historically central readings on truth's nature as well as up-to-the-moment contemporary essays, Nineteen new chapters reflect analytic truth's current trajectory.
Michael P. Lynch, Jeremy Wyatt, Junyeol Kim, and Nathan Kellen
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Preface to the Second Edition: Truth in a Post-Truth Age ix Michael P. Lynch Acknowledgments xiii Original Sources xv Introduction: The Metaphysics of Truth 1 Michael P. Lynch I Correspondence Theories Introduction 9 Michael P. Lynch, Jeremy Wyatt, and Junyeol Kim 1 Truth and Falsehood 17 Bertrand Russell 2 Truth 23 J. L. Austin 3 A Realist Conception of Truth 37 William P. Alston 4 On Truth 57 Ruth Garrett Millikan 5 In Search of a Substantive Theory of Truth 71 Gila Sher II Coherence Theories Introduction 103 Michael P. Lynch, Jeremy Wyatt, and Junyeol Kim 6 Coherence as the Nature of Truth 107 Brand Blanshard 7 The Coherence Theory 121 Ralph C. S. Walker III Pragmatist and Verificationist Theories Introduction 151 Michael P. Lynch, Nathan Kellen, and Jeremy Wyatt 8 How to Make Our Ideas Clear 159 Charles Sanders Peirce 9 Pragmatism’s Conception of Truth 173 William James 10 Truth, Inquiry, and Experience: A Pragmatist Epistemology 187 Cheryl Misak 11 Truth 209 Michael Dummett 12 Two Philosophical Perspectives 225 Hilary Putnam 13 Is Truth a Goal of Inquiry? Donald Davidson versus Crispin Wright 231 Richard Rorty IV Tarski’s Theory and Its Importance Introduction 257 Michael P. Lynch, Nathan Kellen, and Jeremy Wyatt 14 The Semantic Conception of Truth and the Foundations of Semantics 265 Alfred Tarski 15 Tarski’s Theory of Truth 291 Hartry Field V Deflationary Theories Introduction 319 Jeremy Wyatt 16 The Nature of Truth 335 Frank Plumpton Ramsey 17 Truth 345 P. F. Strawson 18 Truth 359 W. V. O. Quine 19 Transparent Truth as a Logical Property 367 Jc Beall 20 The Prosentential Theory: Further Reflections on Locating Our Interest in Truth 379 Dorothy Grover 21 A Defense of Minimalism 397 Paul Horwich 22 A Substitutional Theory of Truth, Reference, and Semantic Correspondence 413 Christopher Hill 23 Deflationism as Alethic Fictionalism via a SPIF Account of Truth-Talk 429 Bradley Armour-Garb and James A. Woodbridge 24 Truth and Insubstantiality: The Metaphysics of Deflationism 455 Jeremy Wyatt 25 The Use of Force against Deflationism: Assertion and Truth 475 Dorit Bar-On and Keith Simmons VI Primitivist and Identity Theories Introduction 505 Michael P. Lynch, Jeremy Wyatt, and Junyeol Kim 26 The Folly of Trying to Define Truth 511 Donald Davidson 27 Primitivism about Truth 525 Jamin Asay 28 Truth: The Identity Theory 539 Jennifer Hornsby VII Pluralist and Replacement Theories Introduction 557 Michael P. Lynch, Jeremy Wyatt, and Nathan Kellen 29 Minimalism, Deflationism, Pragmatism, Pluralism 567 Crispin Wright 30 Three Questions for Truth Pluralism 597 Michael P. Lynch 31 Truth, Winning, and Simple Determination Pluralism 619 Douglas Edwards 32 Austere Truth Pluralism 629 Filippo Ferrari, Sebastiano Moruzzi, and Nikolaj Jang Lee Linding Pedersen 33 Deflationism, Pluralism, Expressivism, Pragmatism 657 Simon Blackburn 34 Conceptual Engineering and Replacements for Truth 671 Kevin Scharp 35 Keeping “True”: A Case Study in Conceptual Ethics 693 Alexis Burgess Contributors 719 Index 721
Preface to the Second Edition: Truth in a Post-Truth Age ix Michael P. Lynch Acknowledgments xiii Original Sources xv Introduction: The Metaphysics of Truth 1 Michael P. Lynch I Correspondence Theories Introduction 9 Michael P. Lynch, Jeremy Wyatt, and Junyeol Kim 1 Truth and Falsehood 17 Bertrand Russell 2 Truth 23 J. L. Austin 3 A Realist Conception of Truth 37 William P. Alston 4 On Truth 57 Ruth Garrett Millikan 5 In Search of a Substantive Theory of Truth 71 Gila Sher II Coherence Theories Introduction 103 Michael P. Lynch, Jeremy Wyatt, and Junyeol Kim 6 Coherence as the Nature of Truth 107 Brand Blanshard 7 The Coherence Theory 121 Ralph C. S. Walker III Pragmatist and Verificationist Theories Introduction 151 Michael P. Lynch, Nathan Kellen, and Jeremy Wyatt 8 How to Make Our Ideas Clear 159 Charles Sanders Peirce 9 Pragmatism’s Conception of Truth 173 William James 10 Truth, Inquiry, and Experience: A Pragmatist Epistemology 187 Cheryl Misak 11 Truth 209 Michael Dummett 12 Two Philosophical Perspectives 225 Hilary Putnam 13 Is Truth a Goal of Inquiry? Donald Davidson versus Crispin Wright 231 Richard Rorty IV Tarski’s Theory and Its Importance Introduction 257 Michael P. Lynch, Nathan Kellen, and Jeremy Wyatt 14 The Semantic Conception of Truth and the Foundations of Semantics 265 Alfred Tarski 15 Tarski’s Theory of Truth 291 Hartry Field V Deflationary Theories Introduction 319 Jeremy Wyatt 16 The Nature of Truth 335 Frank Plumpton Ramsey 17 Truth 345 P. F. Strawson 18 Truth 359 W. V. O. Quine 19 Transparent Truth as a Logical Property 367 Jc Beall 20 The Prosentential Theory: Further Reflections on Locating Our Interest in Truth 379 Dorothy Grover 21 A Defense of Minimalism 397 Paul Horwich 22 A Substitutional Theory of Truth, Reference, and Semantic Correspondence 413 Christopher Hill 23 Deflationism as Alethic Fictionalism via a SPIF Account of Truth-Talk 429 Bradley Armour-Garb and James A. Woodbridge 24 Truth and Insubstantiality: The Metaphysics of Deflationism 455 Jeremy Wyatt 25 The Use of Force against Deflationism: Assertion and Truth 475 Dorit Bar-On and Keith Simmons VI Primitivist and Identity Theories Introduction 505 Michael P. Lynch, Jeremy Wyatt, and Junyeol Kim 26 The Folly of Trying to Define Truth 511 Donald Davidson 27 Primitivism about Truth 525 Jamin Asay 28 Truth: The Identity Theory 539 Jennifer Hornsby VII Pluralist and Replacement Theories Introduction 557 Michael P. Lynch, Jeremy Wyatt, and Nathan Kellen 29 Minimalism, Deflationism, Pragmatism, Pluralism 567 Crispin Wright 30 Three Questions for Truth Pluralism 597 Michael P. Lynch 31 Truth, Winning, and Simple Determination Pluralism 619 Douglas Edwards 32 Austere Truth Pluralism 629 Filippo Ferrari, Sebastiano Moruzzi, and Nikolaj Jang Lee Linding Pedersen 33 Deflationism, Pluralism, Expressivism, Pragmatism 657 Simon Blackburn 34 Conceptual Engineering and Replacements for Truth 671 Kevin Scharp 35 Keeping “True”: A Case Study in Conceptual Ethics 693 Alexis Burgess Contributors 719 Index 721
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