A Referential Theory Of Truth And Falsity
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A Referential Theory of Truth and Falsity
Author | : Ilhan Inan |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2022-05-03 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781000580938 |
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This book proposes a novel theory of truth and falsity. It argues that truth is a form of reference and falsity is a form of reference failure. Most of the philosophical literature on truth concentrates on certain ontological and epistemic problems. This book focuses instead on language. By utilizing the Fregean idea that sentences are singular referring expressions, the author develops novel connections between the philosophical study of truth and falsity and the huge literature in in the philosophy of language on the notion of reference. The first part of the book constructs the author’s theory and argues for it in length. Part II addresses the ways in which the theory relates to, and is different from, some of the basic theories of truth. Part III takes up how to account for the truth of sentences with logical operators and quantifiers. Finally, Part IV discusses the applications and implications of the theory for longstanding problems in philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology. A Referential Theory of Truth and Falsity will appeal to researchers and advanced students working in philosophy of language, epistemology, metaphysics, and linguistics.
A Referential Theory of Truth and Falsity
Author | : Ilhan Inan |
Publsiher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 2022-05-03 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781000580884 |
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This book proposes a novel theory of truth and falsity. It argues that truth is a form of reference and falsity is a form of reference failure. Most of the philosophical literature on truth concentrates on certain ontological and epistemic problems. This book focuses instead on language. By utilizing the Fregean idea that sentences are singular referring expressions, the author develops novel connections between the philosophical study of truth and falsity and the huge literature in in the philosophy of language on the notion of reference. The first part of the book constructs the author’s theory and argues for it in length. Part II addresses the ways in which the theory relates to, and is different from, some of the basic theories of truth. Part III takes up how to account for the truth of sentences with logical operators and quantifiers. Finally, Part IV discusses the applications and implications of the theory for longstanding problems in philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology. A Referential Theory of Truth and Falsity will appeal to researchers and advanced students working in philosophy of language, epistemology, metaphysics, and linguistics.
The Correspondence Theory of Truth
Author | : D. J. O'Connor |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2021-11-29 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781000480009 |
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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. In particular, the author has considered whether any or all of beliefs, sentences, statements, or propositions are properly said to be true or false. He proceeds to examine what we mean by the term ‘fact’ and what possible relation between facts and beliefs (or their linguistic embodiments) could be meant by the term ‘correspondence’. The second part of the book is a critical survey of important contemporary accounts of truth. The author examines Tarski’s semantic theory to see if it offers a satisfactory reconstruction of the essence of the traditional notion of correspondence, then J.L. Austin’s recent and famous version of the correspondence theory and some criticisms of it by Professor P. E. Strawson. A final chapter summarizes the viable content of the correspondence theory and suggests what problems about truth still remain for discussion if the theory is accepted. This book will be an essential read for students and scholars of Philosophy.
The Meaning of Meaning
Author | : Charles Kay Ogden,Ivor Armstrong Richards |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 363 |
Release | : 1959 |
Genre | : Language and languages |
ISBN | : LCCN:58004998 |
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Problems of Compositionality
Author | : Zoltán Gendler Szabó |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2014-01-21 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781135715823 |
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This book is a critical discussion of the principle of compositionality, the thesis that the meaning of a complex expression is fully determined by the meanings of its constituents and its structure. The aim of this book is to clarify what is meant by this principle, to show that its traditional justification is insufficient, and to discuss some of the problems that have to be addressed before a new attempt can be made to justify it.
The Moral Psychology of Curiosity
Author | : Ilhan Inan,Lani Watson,Dennis Whitcomb,Safiye Yigit |
Publsiher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2018-12-05 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781786606723 |
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In this volume the epistemological, psychological moral and educative dimensions are examined from both philosophical and psychological perspectives.
Semantics
Author | : Steven Davis,Brendan S. Gillon |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 936 |
Release | : 2004-11-18 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0198031335 |
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Semantics: A Reader contains a broad selection of classic articles on semantics and the semantics/pragmatics interface. Comprehensive in the variety and breadth of theoretical frameworks and topics that it covers, it includes articles representative of the major theoretical frameworks within semantics, including: discourse representation theory, dynamic predicate logic, truth theoretic semantics, event semantics, situation semantics, and cognitive semantics. All the major topics in semantics are covered, including lexical semantics and the semantics of quantified noun phrases, adverbs, adjectives, performatives, and interrogatives. Included are classic papers in the field of semantics as well as papers written especially for the volume. The volume comes with an extensive introduction designed not only to provide an overview of the field, but also to explain the technical concepts the beginner will need to tackle before the more demanding articles. Semantics will have appeal as a textbook for upper level and graduate courses and as a reference for scholars of semantics who want the classic articles in their field in one convenient place.
Plato on the Metaphysical Foundation of Meaning and Truth
Author | : Blake E. Hestir |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2016-04-21 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781107132320 |
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Blake E. Hestir's examination of Plato's conception of truth challenges a long tradition of interpretation in ancient scholarship.