A Referential Theory of Truth and Falsity (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy) - Hardcover

Inan, Ilhan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0367760541 ISBN 13: 9780367760540

Publisher: Routledge, 2022

Synopsis

This book proposes a novel theory of truth and falsity. It argues that truth is a form of reference and falsity is a form of reference failure.

Most of the philosophical literature on truth concentrates on certain ontological and epistemic problems. This book focuses instead on language. By utilizing the Fregean idea that sentences are singular referring expressions, the author develops novel connections between the philosophical study of truth and falsity and the huge literature in in the philosophy of language on the notion of reference. The first part of the book constructs the author’s theory and argues for it in length. Part II addresses the ways in which the theory relates to, and is different from, some of the basic theories of truth. Part III takes up how to account for the truth of sentences with logical operators and quantifiers. Finally, Part IV discusses the applications and implications of the theory for longstanding problems in philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology.

A Referential Theory of Truth and Falsity will appeal to researchers and advanced students working in philosophy of language, epistemology, metaphysics, and linguistics.

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About the Author

Ilhan Inan is Full Professor of Philosophy at Koç University, Turkey. He is the author of The Philosophy of Curiosity (Routledge, 2012) and co-editor of The Moral Psychology of Curiosity (2018).

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367760541
• ISBN 13: 9780367760540
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300