Truth
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Truth
Clarendon Press, 1998
2nd ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-154) and index
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: pbk ISBN 9780198752233
Description
What is truth? Paul Horwich gives the definitive exposition of a notable philosophical theory, `minimalism'. This is the controversial theory that the nature of truth is entirely captured in the trivial fact that each proposition specifies its own condition for being true, and that truth is therefore, despite the philosophical struggles to which it has given rise, an entirely mundane and unpuzzling concept. Horwich makes a powerful case for the minimalist view, and
gives a careful systematic explanation of its implications for a cluster of important philosophical issues on which questions about truth have impinged.
The first edition of Truth, published in 1990, established itself both as the best account of minimalism and as an excellent introduction to the debate for students. For this new edition Paul Horwich has refined and developed his treatment of the subject in the light of subsequent discussions, while preserving the distinctive format which made the book so successful. It appears simultaneously with his new book Meaning, a companion work which sets out the broader philosophical
context for the theory of truth: an account of meaning which seeks to accommodate the diversity of valuable insights that have been gained in the twentieth century within a common-sense view of meaning as deriving from use. The two books together present a compelling view of the relations between language, thought,
and reality. Horwich's demystification of meaning and truth will be essential reading for all philosophers of language.
Praise for the first edition:
'subtle, penetrating and ingenious . . . everyone interested in philosophy is in his debt' Michael Dummett, University of Oxford
'lucid and compact . . . a forthright presentation of an interesting thesis' Donald Davidson, University of California, Berkeley
'This is an excellent book and deserves to be widely read and used as a text. It states its thesis clearly and argues for it briskly: a style that seems well calculated to start discussions . . . It seems like an admirable starting-point for several weeks' worth of discussions in a philosophy of language course at upper-division undergraduate level.' Australasian Journal of Philosophy
'clearly written and well-structured' British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
'clear, informed and provocative ... I thoroughly recommend the book to everyone in the philosophy of language, philosophy of science, and metaphysics' Michael Devitt, Mind and Language
Table of Contents
- 1. The Minimal Theory
- 2. The Proper Formulation
- 3. The Explanatory Role of the Concept of Truth
- 4. Methodology and Scientific Realism
- 5. Meaning and Logic
- 6. Propositions and Utterances
- 7. The 'Correspondence' Intuition
- Conclusion
- Postscript
- Bibliography
- Index
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ISBN 9780198752240
Description
What is truth? In this text, Paul Horwich aims to give the definitive exposition of a notable philosophical theory, "minimalism". This is the controversial theory that the nature of truth is entirely captured in the trivial fact that each proposition specifies its own condition for being true, and that truth is therefore, despite the philosophical struggles to which it has given rise, an entirely mundane and unpuzzling concept. Horwich makes a case for the minimalist view, and gives a careful, systematic explanation of its implications for a cluster of important philosophical issues, on which questions about truth have impinged. For this second edition, Paul Horwich has refined and developed his treatment of the subject in the light of subsequent discussions, while preserving the original format. The book is published simultaneously with his book "Meaning", a companion work which sets out the broader philosophical context for the theory of truth: an account of meaning which seeks to accommodate the diversity of valuable insights that have been gained in the 20th century, within a common-sense view of meaning as deriving from use.
The two books together present a view of the relations between language, thought, and reality.
Table of Contents
- 1: The Minimal Theory. 2: The Proper Formulation. 3: The Explanatory Role of the Concept of Truth. 4: Methodology and Scientific Realism. 5: Meaning and Logic. 6: Propositions and Utterances. 7: The 'Correspondence' Intuition. Conclusion
- Postscript
- Bibliography
- Index
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