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Veritas is a rare sort of book that leaves one feeling as if they have spent a long afternoon or evening deep in conversation with a thoughtful colleague or friend. It is a fine, scholarly and thought-provoking book of tremendous value for those who are already party to debates over truth. Newcomers with little background will also find it accessible due to the excellent survey of major issues and positions in the first chapter and to its clear and readable prose. -- Robert Barnard, Polish Journal of Philosophy In this book, Gerald Vision offers the best defense of true-grit correspondence theories available. He argues that an Austian version of the correspondence theory is superior to what he sees as its main rivals--deflationism and pluralism. Veritas will be of significant interest to those philosophers working on truth, realism, and philosophy of language generally. --Michael P. Lynch, Philosophy Department, University of Connecticut Gerald Vision's Veritas is a vigorous and dialectically powerful defense of the correspondence theory of truth. It features a thorough, penetrating, and to my mind persuasive critique of the currently popular deflationalist view championed by Horwich, Soames, Field, and others. This book is essential reading for those interested in current philosophical debates about truth. Vision lays down the gauntlet against deflationism. --Terry Horgan, University of Arizona

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Gerald Vision is Professor of Philosophy at Temple University. He is the author of Veritas: The Correspondence Theory and Its Critics (MIT Press, 2004) and other books.

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