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Truth / Pascal Engel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Engel, Pascal.
- Series:
- Central problems of philosophy (Montreal, Quebec)
- Central problems of philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Truth.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 177 p. : ill.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An introduction to the philosophical issues in the theory of truth that provides exposition of ideas while offering perspectives that advances discussion of the key issues. It begins with a presentation of the conceptions of truth - the correspondence theory, the coherence theory and verificationist and pragmatist accounts.
- Contents:
- Introduction: truth lost?
- 1. Classical theories of truth
- 2. Deflationism
- 3. Minimal realism
- 4. The realist/anti-realist controversies
- 5. The norm of truth Conclusion: truth regained.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-53080-5
- 9786613843258
- 0-7735-8172-3
- OCLC:
- 767734176
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