The epistemic lightness of truth: deflationism and its logic

This book analyses and defends the deflationist claim that there is nothing deep about our notion of truth. According to this view, truth is a 'light' and innocent concept, devoid of any essence which could be revealed by scientific inquiry. Cezary Cieśliński considers this claim in light...

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Main Author: Cieśliński, Cezary (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2017
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Summary:This book analyses and defends the deflationist claim that there is nothing deep about our notion of truth. According to this view, truth is a 'light' and innocent concept, devoid of any essence which could be revealed by scientific inquiry. Cezary Cieśliński considers this claim in light of recent formal results on axiomatic truth theories, which are crucial for understanding and evaluating the philosophical thesis of the innocence of truth. Providing an up-to-date discussion and original perspectives on this central and controversial issue, his book will be important for those with a background in logic who are interested in formal truth theories and in current philosophical debates about the deflationary conception of truth
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Nov 2017)
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 298 pages)
ISBN:9781108178600