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Author Asay, Jamin, 1980- author.

Title The primitivist theory of truth / Jamin Asay, Lingnan University
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 354 pages)
Series Cambridge studies in philosophy
Cambridge studies in philosophy.
Contents Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Truth, TRUTH, and 'Truth' -- 2. The golden age of primitivism -- 3. A two-pronged theory of truth -- 4. Metaphysical deflationism -- 5. Conceptual primitivism: treadmills and omnipresence -- 6. Conceptual primitivism: open questions, foundations, and logical apparatus -- 7. Tarski and primitivism -- 8. Primitive truth at work -- 9. Primitivism and the liar -- Conclusion
Summary Asay provides a fresh and daring perspective on the age-old question 'What is truth?'
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Truth.
Primitivism.
truth.
PHILOSOPHY -- Epistemology.
Primitivism
Truth
Form Electronic book
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