The epistemic lightness of truth : deflationism and its logic /

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Author / Creator:Cieśliński, Cezary, author.
Imprint:Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, [2017]
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13562692
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ISBN:9781108178600
110817860X
1107197651
9781107197657
9781108202817
1108202810
9781316647837
1316647838
9781316647837
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-291) and index.
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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.
Other form:Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): CIESLINSKI, CEZARY. EPISTEMIC LIGHTNESS OF TRUTH. [S.l.] : CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2017 1107197651
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-291) and index.
ISBN:9781108178600
110817860X
1107197651
9781107197657
9781108202817
1108202810
9781316647837
1316647838