Deflationary theory of truth
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
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gptkb:philosophy
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
minimalist theory of truth
disquotational theory of truth |
| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
pragmatic theory of truth
coherence theory of truth correspondence theory of truth |
| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
philosophers who support substantive theories of truth
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:philosophy
philosophy of language |
| gptkbp:hasConcept |
Asserting 'P is true' is equivalent to asserting 'P'
Truth predicate is a logical convenience |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Deflationary theory of truth
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
analytic philosophy
logical positivism |
| gptkbp:notableFigure |
gptkb:Alfred_Tarski
gptkb:Frank_P._Ramsey gptkb:Hartry_Field gptkb:Paul_Horwich |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Truth (Paul Horwich, 1990)
The Concept of Truth in Formalized Languages (Alfred Tarski, 1933) |
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
truth is a logical device
truth is not a substantial property |
| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
semantic theory of truth
prosentential theory of truth redundancy theory of truth |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Verdade
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