"Focusing on Truth" explores the question of what truth is, balancing historical discussion with issue-orientated discussion. The book offers a comprehensive survey of all the major theories of truth. Dr Johnson investigates a number of closely related matters of truth in his inquiry. What sorts of things are true or false? What is attributed to them when they are said to be true or false? What do facts have to do with truth? What can we learn from previous theories? The book opens with an analysis of the coherence theory of truth, as developed by Moore, Russell and Wittgenstein. Through a study of the semantic questions of truth, the author reveals that an adequate theory of truth must take account of the pragmatics of person, purpose and circumstance. A full understanding of facts and truth bearers is considered central to Johnson's criticism of the opposing truth theories of J.L. Austin and P.F. Strawson. Drawing on the merits of these theories and others, while identifying their deficiencies, Johnson presents a new account of truth, based on the correlation of referential foci and the use of linguistic conventions.
FREE Two-Day Shipping for students on millions of items. Learn more |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Lawrence E. Johnson is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Flinders University of South Australia.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
There are no customer reviews yet.
|
|||
|
Video reviews
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
(learn more)
referential foci, demonstrative correlate, linguistic accusatives, authorizing criterion, guaranteeing criterion, referential correlate, referential focus, demonstrative conventions, semantical conventions, extensional specification, descriptive conventions, sentential functions, communicational purposes, prosentential theory, substitutional interpretation, extensional account, semantic conception, redundancy theory, correlated situation, correspondence theorists, intensional meaning, false together, antecedent statement, coherence theorists, conventional correlations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bertrand Russell, The Trutb, Morning Star Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
referential foci, demonstrative correlate, linguistic accusatives, authorizing criterion, guaranteeing criterion, referential correlate, referential focus, demonstrative conventions, semantical conventions, extensional specification, descriptive conventions, sentential functions, communicational purposes, prosentential theory, substitutional interpretation, extensional account, semantic conception, redundancy theory, correlated situation, correspondence theorists, intensional meaning, false together, antecedent statement, coherence theorists, conventional correlations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bertrand Russell, The Trutb, Morning Star Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
11
books
cite this book:
See all 11 books citing this book
- Museum Ethics: Theory and Practice (Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management) by Gary Edson on page 89, and Back Matter
- The Unity of William James's Thought (Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy) by Wesley Cooper on page 213, and Back Matter
- A Hundred Years of English Philosophy (Philosophical Studies Series) by N. Milkov in Back Matter
- Quantum Theory and the Flight from Realism: Philosophical Responses to Quantum Mechanics (Critical Realism: Interventions) by Christopher Norris on page 261
- Theories of Truth (Blackwell Readings in Philosophy) by Frederick F. Schmitt in Back Matter
See all 11 books citing this book
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
