First published in 1975, The Correspondence Theory of Truth
examines the simplest statements of empirical fact and establishes
what we can mean when we say that such statements are true. In
particular, the author has considered whether any or all of
beliefs, sentences, statements, or propositions are properly said
to be true or false. He proceeds to examine what we mean by the
term 'fact' and what possible relation between facts and beliefs
(or their linguistic embodiments) could be meant by the term
'correspondence'. The second part of the book is a critical survey
of important contemporary accounts of truth. The author examines
Tarski's semantic theory to see if it offers a satisfactory
reconstruction of the essence of the traditional notion of
correspondence, then J.L. Austin's recent and famous version of the
correspondence theory and some criticisms of it by Professor P. E.
Strawson. A final chapter summarizes the viable content of the
correspondence theory and suggests what problems about truth still
remain for discussion if the theory is accepted. This book will be
an essential read for students and scholars of Philosophy.
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