The Oxford Handbook of Truth (Oxford Handbooks)

"Truth is one of the central concepts in philosophy, and has been a perennial subject of study. Michael Glanzberg has brought together 36 leading experts from around the world to produce the definitive guide to philosophical issues to do with truth. They consider how the concept of truth has been understood from antiquity to the present day, surveying major debates about truth during the emergence of analytic philosophy. They offer critical assessments of the standard theories of truth, including the coherence, correspondence, identity, and pragmatist theories. They explore the role of truth in metaphysics, with lively discussion of truthmakers, proposition, determinacy, objectivity, deflationism, fictionalism, relativism, and pluralism. Finally the handbook explores broader applications of truth in philosophy, including ethics, science, and mathematics, and reviews formal work on truth and its application to semantic paradox. This Oxford Handbook will be an invaluable resource across all areas of philosophy."-- Résumé de l'éditeur Cover The Oxford Handbook of Truth Copyright Acknowledgments Contents List of Contributors Introduction Part I Ancient and Modern Theories of Truth 1. Plato and Aristotle on Truth and Falsehood 2. Truth in the Middle Ages 3. Early Modern Theories of Truth 4. Idealism and the Question of Truth Part II Truth in Early Analytic Philosophy 5. Truth in British Idealism and its Analytic Critics 6. Judgments, Facts, and Propositions: Theories of Truth in Russell, Wittgenstein, and Ramsey 7. Truth in Frege Part III The Classical Theories of Truth 8. The Coherence Theory of Truth 9. The Correspondence Theory of Truth 10. The Identity Theory of Truth 11. The Pragmatist Theory of Truth Part IV Truth in Metaphysics 12. Propositions and Truth-​Bearers 13. Truthmakers 14. A Logical Theory of Truth-​Makers and Falsity-​Makers 15. Bivalence and Determinacy 16. Truth, Objectivity, and Realism 17. Deflationist Truth 18. Truth in Fictionalism 19. Relative Truth 20. Truth Pluralism Part V Other Applications 21. Moral Truth 22. Truth and the Sciences 23. Truth and Truthlikeness 24. Truth in Mathematics Part VI Formal Theories and Paradox 25. Semantic Paradoxes: A Psychohistory of Self-​Defeat 26. Tarski on the Concept of Truth 27. The Axiomatic Approach to Truth 28. Non-​Classical Theories of Truth 29. Contextual Theories of Truth and Paradox Index A Team Of 36 Leading Experts Present The Definitive Guide To Philosophical Issues To Do With Truth. They Survey How The Concept Of Truth Has Been Understood From Antiquity To The Present; Offer Critical Assessments Of The Standard Theories Of Truth; And Explore The Role Of Truth In Logic, Language, Metaphysics, Ethics, Science, And Mathematics. Edited By Michael Glanzberg. Series Statement From Jacket. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.