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Truth and its deformities

editors, Peter A. French, Howard K. Wettstein

(Midwest studies in philosophy, v. 32)

Blackwell Pub., c2008

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Contents of Works

  • Truth and meaning: in perspective / Scott Soames
  • Whole truth and nothing but the truth / Susan Haack
  • Believing at will / Kieran Setiya
  • Common sense as evidence: against revisionary ontology and skepticism / Thomas Kelly
  • Why we should prefer knowledge / Steven L. Reynolds
  • Knowledge, truth, and bullshit: reflections on Frankfurt / Erik J. Olsson
  • Pragmatism on solidarity, bullshit, and other deformities of truth / Cheryl Misak
  • Alethic pluralism, logical consequence and the universality of reason / Michael P. Lynch
  • Grading, sorting, and the Sorites / Tim Maudlin
  • Where the paths meet: remarks on truth and paradox / JC Beall and Michael Glanzberg
  • Pointless truth / Jonathan Kvanvig
  • Indeterminate truth / Patrick Greenough
  • Truth in semantics / Max Kölbel
  • Being and truth / Paul Horwich
  • Quine's ladder: two and a half pages from the Philosophy of logic / Marian David
  • Truth-definitions and definitional truth / Douglas Patterson

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Truth and Its Deformities is the 32nd volume in the Midwest Studies in Philosophy series. It contains major new contributions on a range of topics related to the general theme of the volume by some of the most important philosophers writing on truth in recent years.

Table of Contents

Truth and Meaning: In Perspective (Scott Soames). The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth (Susan Haack) Believing at Will (Kieran Setiya) Common Sense as Evidence: Against Revisionary Ontology and Skepticism (Thomas Kelly) Why We Should Prefer Knowledge (Steven L. Reynolds) Knowledge, Truth, and Bullshit: Reflections on Frankfurt (Erik J. Olsson) Pragmatism on Solidarity, Bullshit, and other Deformities of Truth (Cheryl Misak) Alethic Pluralism, Logical Consequence and the Universality of Reason (Michael P. Lynch) Grading, Sorting, and the Sorites (Tim Maudlin) Where the Paths Meet: Remarks on Truth and Paradox (JC Beall and Michael Glanzberg) Pointless Truth (Jonathan Kvanvig). Indeterminate Truth (Patrick Greenough). Truth in Semantics (Max Koelbel). Being and Truth (Paul Horwich). Quine's Ladder: Two and a Half Pages from the Philosophy of Logic (Marian David). Truth-defi nitions and Defi nitional Truth (Douglas Patterson).

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  • NCID
    BB00880448
  • ISBN
    • 9781405191456
  • LCCN
    2008039951
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Boston, MA
  • Pages/Volumes
    328 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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