Jamin Asay

The Primitivist Theory of Truth

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 598g
• ISBN-13: 9781107038974
• ISBN-10: 1107038979
• Artikelnr.: 37801888

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.