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The relative merits and demerits of historically prominent views about truth, such as the correspondence theory, coherentism, pragmatism, verificationism, and instrumentalism have been subject to much attention, and have fueled the long-lived debate over which of these views is the most plausible. While diverging in their specific philosophical commitments, adherents of these views are in agreement in at least one fundamental respect: they are all alethic monists. They endorse the thesis that there is only one property in virtue of which propositions can be true, and so, in this sense, take truth to be one. The truth pluralist, on the other hand, rejects this idea: there are several properties in virtue of which propositions can be true.The literature on truth pluralism has been growing steadily for the past twenty years. This volume, however, is the first to focus specifically on pluralism about truth. Part I is dedicated to the development, investigation, and critical discussion of different forms of pluralism. One additional reason to examine truth pluralism is the significant connections it bears to other debates in the truth literature--particularly debates concerning traditional theories of truth and the deflationism/inflationism divide. Parts II and III of the volume connect truth pluralism to these two debates.

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Author:   Nikolaj J.L.L. Pedersen (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Underwood International College, Yonsei University, South Korea) ,  Cory D. Wright (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, California State University, Long Beach, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 16.30cm
Weight:   0.658kg
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9780195387469

ISBN 10:   0195387465
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   14 February 2013
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgements 1 Introduction Nikolaj J. L. L. Pedersen and Cory D. Wright Part I: Varieties of Pluralism 2 Three Questions for Truth Pluralism Michael Lynch 3 Lynch's Functionalist Theory of Truth Marian David 4 Alethic Functionalism and the Norm of Belief Pascal Engel 5 Pluralism about Truth as Alethic Disjunctivism Nikolaj J. L. L. Pedersen and Cory D. Wright 6 Truth, Winning and Simple Determination Pluralism Douglas E. Edwards 7 A Plurality of Pluralisms Crispin Wright Part II: Pluralism, Correspondence and Descriptions 8 Forms of Correspondence: The Intricate Route from Thought to Reality Gila Sher 9 The Synthetic Unity of Truth Robert Barnard and Terence Horgan 10 Alethic Pluralism and the Correspondence Theory of Truth Richard Fumerton 11 Naturalizing Pluralism about Truth Wolfram Hinzen 12 On Describing the World Dorothy Grover Part III: Pluralism, Deflationism and Paradox 13 Deflationism, Pluralism, Expressivism, Pragmatism Simon Blackburn 14 Should We Be Pluralists about Truth? Max Kölbel 15 Deflationism Trumps Pluralism! Julian Dodd 16 Deflated Truth Pluralism J. C. Beall 17 Pluralism and Paradox Aaron Cotnoir

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In the present author's opinion the book contains a variety of thought provoking essays. It is essential reading for any philosopher working on the nature of truth. The book in its entirety, or selections from the book, could be effectively integrated into advanced undergraduate or graduate courses. -- Philosophy in Review

In the present author's opinion the book contains a variety of thought provoking essays. It is essential reading for any philosopher working on the nature of truth. The book in its entirety, or selections from the book, could be effectively integrated into advanced undergraduate or graduate courses. Paul L Simard Smith, Philosophy in Review

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Nikolaj J. L. L. Pedersen is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Underwood International College, Yonsei University. Cory D. Wright is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Long Beach.

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