Overview
At the centre of the traditional discussion of truth is the question of how truth is defined. Recent research, especially with the development of deflationist accounts of truth, has tended to take truth as an undefined primitive notion governed by axioms, while the liar paradox and cognate paradoxes pose problems for certain seemingly natural axioms for truth. In this book, Volker Halbach examines the most important axiomatizations of truth, explores their properties and shows how the logical results impinge on the philosophical topics related to truth. In particular, he shows that the discussion on topics such as deflationism about truth depends on the solution of the paradoxes. His book is an invaluable survey of the logical background to the philosophical discussion of truth, and will be indispensable reading for any graduate or professional philosopher in theories of truth.
Full Product Details
Author: Volker Halbach (University of Oxford)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.00cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 24.40cm
Weight: 0.600kg
ISBN: 9781107682740
ISBN 10: 1107682746
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 05 December 2013
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
...the book under review is very much of the moment and is on its way to becoming indispensable to those interested in the subject -- philosophers as well as logicians, aspiring as well as established... it is the best book of its kind to appear in some years... the book could well serve as a text for a two quarter or year long course and I would highly recommend it for such, especially when supplemented by additional readings to expand the perspective and fill in the historical background... --Solomon Feferman, Stanford University, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews</> Axiomatic Theories of Truth is an exceptionally useful contribution to the philosophy of mathematics, containing many excellent insights. Halbach has brought impressive clarity to the subject, and the scholarly standard throughout is high. --George Lazaroiu, PhD /IISHSS, New York, Review of Contemporary Philosophy ...The book under review is devoted to the presentation and discussion of various axiomatic theories of truth. The book is made as a handbook - meaning that one can look for interesting sections without having to read all the preceding material... --Roman Murawski (PL-POZNM; Poznan), Mathematical Reviews ...This book is a most welcome addition to the literature. The text is comprehensive; it provides a thorough and up-to-date guide to the subject, so that anyone interested in getting a good overview can find all of the main material in the field. It is also highly readable, with a clear and elegant style... The bibliography is admirably complete... The text pays proper attention to both the technical aspects and the philosophical consequences of its subject... brings both a proof theorist's eye and a philosopher's awareness to the project, in the best logical tradition of synergy between the philosophical and the formal. This book should serve as the primary text and standard reference on axiomatic truth theories for years ahead. --Michael Sheard, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Rhodes College, History and Philosophy of Logic
Author Information
Volker Halbach is a Reader in Philosophy at Oxford University and a Fellow of New College.
