Correspondence and Disquotation
Author | : Marian Alexander David |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195079241 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195079248 |
Rating | : 4/5 (248 Downloads) |
Download or read book Correspondence and Disquotation written by Marian Alexander David and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They reject the correspondence theory, insist truth is anemic, and advance an "anti-theory" of truth that is essentially a collection of platitudes: "Snow is white" is true if and only if snow is white; "Grass is green" is true if and only if grass is green. According to disquotationalists, the only profound insight about truth is that it lacks profundity. David contrasts the correspondence theory with disquotationalism and then develops the latter position in rich detail - more than has been available in previous literature - to show its faults.