Correspondence Theory of Truth

List of contents

Preface Part I 1. Introduction 2. Preconditions for a theory of truth 3. Truth and verifications 4. Two uses of ‘true’ and ‘truth’ 5. Beliefs and their expression 6. Linguistics truth-bearers 7. Facts 8. Relations between truth-bearers and facts 9. Resume Part II 1. The Semantic theory of truth 2. States of affairs and semantic conversations 3. Conclusion Notes and references Bibliography Index

About the author

D. J. O’ Connor

Summary

First published in 1975, The Correspondence Theory of Truth examines the simplest statements of empirical fact and establishes what we can mean when we say that such statements are true.

Product details

• Authors: D. J. O’Connor, D O'Connor, D. J. O'Connor, D. J. O''connor
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781032129112
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3212911-2
• No. of pages: 146
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy