A Referential Theory of Truth and Falsity

A Referential Theory of Truth and Falsity
Author :
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 301
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781000580884
ISBN-13 : 1000580881
Rating : 4/5 (881 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Referential Theory of Truth and Falsity by : Ilhan Inan

Download or read book A Referential Theory of Truth and Falsity written by Ilhan Inan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book proposes a novel theory of truth and falsity. It argues that truth is a form of reference and falsity is a form of reference failure. Most of the philosophical literature on truth concentrates on certain ontological and epistemic problems. This book focuses instead on language. By utilizing the Fregean idea that sentences are singular referring expressions, the author develops novel connections between the philosophical study of truth and falsity and the huge literature in in the philosophy of language on the notion of reference. The first part of the book constructs the author’s theory and argues for it in length. Part II addresses the ways in which the theory relates to, and is different from, some of the basic theories of truth. Part III takes up how to account for the truth of sentences with logical operators and quantifiers. Finally, Part IV discusses the applications and implications of the theory for longstanding problems in philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology. A Referential Theory of Truth and Falsity will appeal to researchers and advanced students working in philosophy of language, epistemology, metaphysics, and linguistics.


A Referential Theory of Truth and Falsity Related Books

A Referential Theory of Truth and Falsity
Language: en
Pages: 301
Authors: Ilhan Inan
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-05-03 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

GET EBOOK

This book proposes a novel theory of truth and falsity. It argues that truth is a form of reference and falsity is a form of reference failure. Most of the phil
A Referential Theory of Truth and Falsity
Language: en
Pages: 316
Authors: Ilhan Inan
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-05-03 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

This book proposes a novel theory of truth and falsity. It argues that truth is a form of reference and falsity is a form of reference failure. Most of the phil
The Meaning of Meaning
Language: en
Pages: 363
Authors: Charles Kay Ogden
Categories: Language and languages
Type: BOOK - Published: 1959 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Semantic Singularities
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: Keith Simmons
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

GET EBOOK

This book aims to provide a solution to the semantic paradoxes. It argues for a unified solution to the paradoxes generated by our concepts of denotation, predi
Plato on the Metaphysical Foundation of Meaning and Truth
Language: en
Pages: 285
Authors: Blake E. Hestir
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-21 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

GET EBOOK

Blake E. Hestir's examination of Plato's conception of truth challenges a long tradition of interpretation in ancient scholarship.