Deflationism and Paradox, edited by J.C. Beall and Bradley Armour-Garb. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, 288 pp.

The 14 essays of this collection deal, as the title indicates, with the problem that the Liar Paradox poses for deflationist theories of truth. Since the Liar Paradox was stated, about one thousand and three hundred years ago, by the Greek philosopher Eubulides of Miletus, it has been a topic that m...

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Autor: Oms Sardans, Sergi, 1974-
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Resumo:The 14 essays of this collection deal, as the title indicates, with the problem that the Liar Paradox poses for deflationist theories of truth. Since the Liar Paradox was stated, about one thousand and three hundred years ago, by the Greek philosopher Eubulides of Miletus, it has been a topic that must be addressed by any investigation of the notion of truth. On the other hand, one of the most popular approaches to the concept of truth during the twentieth century has been deflationism; originating probably with Frege, this view has evolved in a myriad of versions.