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Article: Truth: a concept unlike any other
| Title | Truth: a concept unlike any other |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Keywords | Concepts Deflationism Frege Properties Truth |
| Issue Date | 2021 |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag Dordrecht. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0039-7857 |
| Citation | Synthese, 2021, v. 198, p. 605-630 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | This paper explores the nature of the concept of truth. It does not offer an analysis or definition of truth, or an account of how it relates to other concepts. Instead, it explores what sort of concept truth is by considering what sorts of thoughts it enables us to think. My conclusion is that truth is a part of each and every propositional thought. The concept of truth is therefore best thought of as the ability to token propositional thoughts. I explore what implications this view has for existing accounts of concepts (such as prototypes, exemplars, and theories), and argue that truth is a concept unlike any other. |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/258299 |
| ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.3 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.932 |
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| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Asay, JF | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-22T01:36:14Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-22T01:36:14Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Synthese, 2021, v. 198, p. 605-630 | - |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0039-7857 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/258299 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper explores the nature of the concept of truth. It does not offer an analysis or definition of truth, or an account of how it relates to other concepts. Instead, it explores what sort of concept truth is by considering what sorts of thoughts it enables us to think. My conclusion is that truth is a part of each and every propositional thought. The concept of truth is therefore best thought of as the ability to token propositional thoughts. I explore what implications this view has for existing accounts of concepts (such as prototypes, exemplars, and theories), and argue that truth is a concept unlike any other. | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | Springer Verlag Dordrecht. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0039-7857 | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Synthese | - |
| dc.rights | This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Synthese. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-017-1661-z | - |
| dc.subject | Concepts | - |
| dc.subject | Deflationism | - |
| dc.subject | Frege | - |
| dc.subject | Properties | - |
| dc.subject | Truth | - |
| dc.title | Truth: a concept unlike any other | - |
| dc.type | Article | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Asay, JF: asay@hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Asay, JF=rp01955 | - |
| dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s11229-017-1661-z | - |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85085095779 | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 287098 | - |
| dc.identifier.volume | 198 | - |
| dc.identifier.spage | 605 | - |
| dc.identifier.epage | 630 | - |
| dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000616763900002 | - |
| dc.publisher.place | Netherlands | - |
| dc.identifier.issnl | 0039-7857 | - |