A01=Dorothy Grover
Aboutness
Adverbial
Agreement (linguistics)
Antecedent (grammar)
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Author_Dorothy Grover
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Cognate
Coherence theory of truth
Concept
Consideration
Consistency
Correspondence theory of truth
Definite description
Deflationary theory of truth
Denotation (semiotics)
Dignity
Empirical research
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Explanation
Falsity
Formal language
Grammar
Learnability
Logic
Logical conjunction
Logical connective
Logical consequence
Logical disjunction
Natural language
Object language
Objectivity (philosophy)
On Truth
Ostensive definition
Philosopher
Phrase
Pragmatic theory of truth
Presupposition
Prima facie
Principle
Pronoun
Proper noun
Proposition
Propositional variable
Proverb
Quantification (science)
Quantifier (linguistics)
Quantifier (logic)
Reality
Reason
Referent
Self-reference
Semantic theory of truth
Semantics
Simplicity
State of affairs (philosophy)
Subjectivity
Subjunctive mood
Suggestion
The Nature of Truth
The Realist
Theory
Theory of justification
Thought
Truism
Truth
Truth claim
Truth claim (photography)
Truth condition
Truth value
Truth-bearer
Understanding
Universal quantification
Product details
- ISBN 9780691602936
- Weight: 425g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 14 Jul 2014
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In a number of influential articles published since 1972, Dorothy Grover has developed the prosentential theory of truth. Brought together and published with a new introduction, these essays are even more impressive as a group than they were as single contributions to philosophy and linguistics. Denying that truth has an explanatory role, the prosentential theory does not address traditional truth issues like belief, meaning, and justification. Instead, it focuses on the grammatical role of the truth predicate and asserts that "it is true" is a prosentence, functioning much as a pronoun does. Grover defends the theory by indicating how it can handle notorious paradoxes like the Liar, as well as by analyzing some English truth-usages. The introduction to the volume surveys traditional theories of truth, including correspondence, pragmatic, and coherence theories. It discusses the essays to come and, finally, considers the implications of the prosentential theory for other theories.
Despite the fact that the prosentential theory dismisses the "nature of truth" as a red herring, Grover shows that there are important aspects of traditional truth theories that prosentential theorists have the option of endorsing. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
