"Deflationary" theories are views about truth that are often, but not
always, characterized as accounts that accept the utility of the truth
predicate without granting the metaphysical or epistemological
assumptions that usually go along with it. _The Deflationary Approach
to Truth: A Guide_ presents a detailed, up-to-date, and historically
informed survey and critical explication of the deflationary approach
to the topic of truth, paying special attention to the wide range of
various deflationary theories. In Part One, Bradley Armour-Garb and
James A. Woodbridge explain what the deflationary approach to truth
involves and develop a useful framework that clarifies how it differs
from the traditional, "inflationary" approach. The framework
illuminates certain general deflationary themes in terms of what
Armour-Garb and Woodbridge call broad four-dimensional deflationism.
This analysis reveals four different dimensions that any deflationary
account must satisfy: Linguistic Deflationism, Metaphysical
Deflationism, Conceptual Deflationism, and Paradox Treatment
Deflationism. Armour-Garb and Woodbridge examine the degree to which
these dimensions are displayed in early, "proto-deflationary" accounts
before explaining the different contemporary deflationary views and
assessing the degree to which these accounts adhere to the four
deflationary dimensions, differ from inflationism, and differ from
each other. In Part Two, Armour-Garb and Woodbridge examine various
challenges to deflationism, systematizing them by considering each
deflationary dimension and grouping the challenges in terms of which
dimension they target. For each challenge, they explain its historical
development and investigate the extent to which the most prominent
contemporary deflationary accounts answer, or fail to answer, that
challenge. In Part Three, Armour-Garb and Woodbridge explore fruitful
new directions for deflationism and develop a version of the approach
that they think best handles the challenges that are examined in Part
Two. The result is an accessible yet comprehensive overview of the
challenges to and merits of the deflationary approach to truth.
Les mer
A Guide
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780197577417
Publisert
2025
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Academic US
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok