Correspondence and Disquotation
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Author | : Marian Alexander David |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195079241 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195079248 |
Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Correspondence and Disquotation by : Marian Alexander David
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.