From a Deflationary Point of View

by Paul Horwich

Book Overview

"Deflationism" has emerged as one of the most significant developments in contemporary philosophy. It is best known as a story about truth -- roughly, that the traditional search for its underlying nature is misconceived, since there can be no such thing. However, the scope of deflationism extends well beyond that particular topic. For, in the first place, such a view of truth substantially affects what we should say about neighboring concepts such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199251266
• ISBN13: 9780199251261
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"