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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Douglas Edwards (Utica College, USA)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Weight: 0.676kg ISBN: 9781474213301ISBN 10: 1474213308 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 05 September 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsGeneral Introduction, Douglas Edwards Part 1. Correspondence Theories of Truth Editor's Introduction, Douglas Edwards 1. Bertrand Russell, 'Truth and Falsehood' 2. Marian David, 'Truth-Making and Correspondence' 3. Hartry Field, 'Tarski's Theory of Truth' 4. Dorothy Grover, 'Truth and Language - World Connections' Part 2. Epistemic Theories of Truth Editor's Introduction, Douglas Edwards 5. F.H. Bradley, 'On Truth and Copying' 6. Paul Thagard, 'Coherence, Truth, and the Development of Scientific Knowledge' 7. Charles S. Peirce, 'How to Make Our Ideas Clear' 8. William James, 'Pragmatism's Conception of Truth' 9. Cheryl Misak, 'Pragmatism on Solidarity, Bullshit, and Other Deformities of Truth' Part 3. Deflationism About Truth Editor's Introduction, Douglas Edwards 10. Paul Horwich, 'A Defense of Minimalism' 11. Hartry Field, 'Deflationist Views of Meaning and Content' 12. Dorothy Grover, 'On Two Deflationary Truth Theories' 13. Matti Eklund, 'What is Deflationism about Truth?' Part 4. Primitivist Theories of Truth Editor's Introduction, Douglas Edwards 14. Donald Davidson, 'The Folly of Trying to Define Truth' 15. Trenton Merricks, 'Truth as a Primitive' Part 5. Pluralist Theories of Truth Editor's Introduction, Douglas Edwards 16. Crispin Wright, 'Truth: A Traditional Debate Reviewed' 17. Douglas Edwards, 'Simplifying Alethic Pluralism' 18. Gila Sher, 'In Search of a Substantive Theory of Truth' Part 6. The Value and Normativity of Truth Editor's Introduction, Douglas Edwards 19. Linda Zagzebski, 'Intellectual Motivation and the Good of Truth' 20. Michael P. Lynch, 'Minimalism and the Value of Truth' 21. Huw Price, 'Truth as Convenient Friction' 22. Catherine Z. Elgin, 'True Enough' IndexReviewsThis collection is the perfect starting point for anyone who wants to familiar with the ongoing philosophical debates about truth. Edwards's section introductions are helpful and clear. The articles collected here illustrate the most important moves in thinking about truth and its value over the past couple of centuries. * Chase B. Wrenn, Professor of Philosophy, University of Alabama, USA * The philosophy of truth has become a very complex field of inquiry, especially at a time when disrespect for truth is common. This well-devised anthology brings together both classical sources and more recent work. It gives an excellent image of the present debates, and guidelines to further inquiry. * Pascal Engel Directeur d'etudes, Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales, Paris, France * This great anthology will familiarize readers with core areas and questions in the study of the nature of truth. The general introduction and six more focused introductions by Prof. Edwards will be of incredible value to readers, as they will help them understand the included works and appreciate the richness of the truth debate. * Nikolaj Jang Lee Linding Pedersen, Associate Professor of Philosophy & founding director, Veritas Research Center, Underwood International College, Yonsei University, South Korea * This collection is the perfect starting point for anyone who wants to familiar with the ongoing philosophical debates about truth. Edwards’s section introductions are helpful and clear. The articles collected here illustrate the most important moves in thinking about truth and its value over the past couple of centuries. * Chase B. Wrenn, Professor of Philosophy, University of Alabama, USA * The philosophy of truth has become a very complex field of inquiry, especially at a time when disrespect for truth is common. This well-devised anthology brings together both classical sources and more recent work. It gives an excellent image of the present debates, and guidelines to further inquiry. * Pascal Engel, Director of Studies, Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris, France * This great anthology will familiarize readers with core areas and questions in the study of the nature of truth. The general introduction and six more focused introductions by Prof. Edwards will be of incredible value to readers, as they will help them understand the included works and appreciate the richness of the truth debate. * Nikolaj Jang Lee Linding Pedersen, Associate Professor of Philosophy & founding director, Veritas Research Center, Underwood International College, Yonsei University, South Korea * This collection is the perfect starting point for anyone who wants to familiar with the ongoing philosophical debates about truth. Edwards's section introductions are helpful and clear. The articles collected here illustrate the most important moves in thinking about truth and its value over the past couple of centuries. * Chase B. Wrenn, Professor of Philosophy, University of Alabama, USA * The philosophy of truth has become a very complex field of inquiry, especially at a time when disrespect for truth is common. This well-devised anthology brings together both classical sources and more recent work. It gives an excellent image of the present debates, and guidelines to further inquiry. * Pascal Engel, Director of Studies, Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales, Paris, France * This great anthology will familiarize readers with core areas and questions in the study of the nature of truth. The general introduction and six more focused introductions by Prof. Edwards will be of incredible value to readers, as they will help them understand the included works and appreciate the richness of the truth debate. * Nikolaj Jang Lee Linding Pedersen, Associate Professor of Philosophy & founding director, Veritas Research Center, Underwood International College, Yonsei University, South Korea * Author InformationDouglas Edwards is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Utica College, USA. He is the author of The Metaphysics of Truth (2018), and Properties (2014). 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