A realist conception of truth
Alston, William P
One of the most important Anglo-American philosophers of our time here joins the current philosophical debate about the nature of truth. William P. Alston formulates and defends a realist conception of truth, which he calls alethic realism (from aletheia, Greek for truth). This idea holds that the truth value of a statement (belief or proposition) depends on whether what the statement is about is as the statement says it is. Michael Dummett and Hilary Putnam are two of the prominent and widely influential contemporary philosophers whose anti-realist ideas Alston attacks.
Année:
1996
Editeur::
Cornell University Press
Langue:
english
Pages:
274
ISBN 10:
0801484103
ISBN 13:
9780801484100
Fichier:
DJVU, 2.61 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1996