Identity theory of truth, an
Auteur :
Dodd, Julian
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9780333682265
Date de publication :
20 juin 2000
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Dodd explains that correspondence theories of truth fail because the relation between true thought and fact is identity, not correspondence. Facts are not complexes of worldly entities which make thoughts true; they are merely true thoughts. The resulting modest identity theory allows for a defensible deflation of the concept of truth.