Truth (Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy) 1st edition by Wrenn, Chase (2014) Hardcover

Key Concepts in Philosophy (Polity)

by Chase Wrenn

What is truth? Is there anything that all truths have in common that makes them true rather than false? Is truth independent of human thought, or does it depend in some way on what we believe or what we would be justified in believing? In what sense, if any, is it better for beliefs or statements to be true than to be false? In this engaging and accessible new introduction Chase Wrenn surveys a variety of theories of the nature of truth and evaluates their philosophical costs and benefits. Paying particular attention to how the theories accommodate realist intuitions and make sense of truth’s value, he discusses a full range of theories from classical correspondence to relatively new deflationary and pluralist accounts. The book provides a clear, non-technical entry point to contemporary debates about truth for non-specialists. Specialists will also find new contributions to those debates, including a new argument for the superiority of deflationism to causal correspondence and pluralist theories. Drawing on a range of traditional and contemporary debates, this book will be of interest to students and scholars alike and anyone interested in the nature and value of truth.

Genres: Philosophy

Hardcover

First published December 5, 2014

Reviews

[Mohammed Khattab · Rating 2 out of 5]

ف نحن لا نستطيع أن نجعل الأشياء صادقه لمجرد ان نعتقد بها ، فهي ليست مسألة اعتقاد شخص ما في شئ من الاشياء لا يعتقد به شخص آخر، بل هو بالأحرى جزء عام و مهم من الخبره الانسانيه ان نكتشف في كثير من الاحيان ان بعض الأشياء التي اعتقدنا بها ليست صادقه برغم كل شئ .
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ف الصدق هو أداه منطقيه للتعميم و اللا إقتباس، فلكي تكون دعوه ما صادقه يجب أن تكون الأشياء بالضبط كما تخبرنا عنها الدعوى، وهذا كل ما يعنيها .

[Eslam Samhaa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the book in it's Arabic translation, the translation is awful, the book is amazing though
Helped me through my journey to accept the truth of 'our world that big'
The best part about was a thanks given to me from a friend I guess I helped him by quoting from the book.

[Liedzeit Liedzeit · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too much deflation. But not bad.