Primitivist Theory of Truth

Asay provides a fresh and daring perspective on the age-old question 'What is truth?'.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction; 1. Truth, TRUTH, and 'Truth'; 2. The golden age of primitivism; 3. A two-pronged theory of truth; 4. Metaphysical deflationism; 5. Conceptual primitivism: treadmills and omnipresence; 6. Conceptual primitivism: open questions, foundations, and logical apparatus; 7. Tarski and primitivism; 8. Primitive truth at work; 9. Primitivism and the liar; Conclusion.

About the author

Jamin Asay is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. He has published articles in journals including Philosophy of Science, Philosophia Mathematica, Philosophical Studies, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, and International Studies in the Philosophy of Science.

Summary

Asay's book offers a new perspective on the age-old question 'What is truth?', one which promises to shake up contemporary views, and yet is rooted in the very origins of analytic philosophy. For all those interested in the philosophy of language, and metaphysics.

Product details

• Authors: Jamin Asay, Jamin (Lingnan University Asay
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.10.2013
• EAN: 9781107038974
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03897-4
• No. of pages: 385
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosoph; Cambridge Studies in Philosoph; Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works