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1 online resource (xii, 251 pages) |
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Cambridge studies in philosophy |
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Cambridge studies in philosophy.
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Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Universals, Predication, and Truth; 2 The Univocity of Truth; 3 The Correspondence Theory or Predicative Sentences; 4 Russell s Theory of Truth and Its Principal Problems; 5 How Predicative Beliefs Correspond to the World; 6 The Metaphysics of Facts; 7 The Metaphysics of Propositions; 8 The Correspondence Theory and Complex Propositions; Bibliography; Index |
Summary |
This work presents a version of the correspondence theory of truth based on Wittgenstein's Tractatus and Russell's theory of truth and discusses metaphysical issues such as predication, facts, and propositions. It will interest those who study the realistic conception of truth and issues related to the correspondence theory of truth |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-243) and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951. Tractatus logico-philosophicus.
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Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970
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SUBJECT |
Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970 fast |
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Tractatus logico-philosophicus (Wittgenstein, Ludwig) fast |
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Truth -- Correspondence theory.
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Language and languages -- Philosophy.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Epistemology.
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Language and languages -- Philosophy
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Truth -- Correspondence theory
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
051104223X |
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