What is Truth?

Nachdruck 2012
ISBN: 978-3-11-016441-1
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band Volume 1, 339 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 673 g

Reihe: Current Issues in Theoretical Philosophy

In this collection of original papers, leading international authorities turn their attention to one of the most important questions in theoretical philosophy: what is truth? To arrive at an answer, two further questions need to be addressed in this context: 1) Does truth possess any essence, any inner nature? and 2) If so, what does this nature consist of? The present discussion focuses on the antagonism between substantial or robust theories of truth, with correspondence theory taking the lead, and deflationist or minimalist views, which have been commanding an increasing amount of attention in recent years. Whereas substantial theories proceed from the premise that truth has an essence, and that therefore the objective is to discover this essence, the challenge presented by deflationism is to dispense with this very premise.

Zielgruppe

Students, Scholars, Academic Libraries, Institutes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schantz, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Logik, Argumentationstheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Richard Schantz, University of Siegen.