书名: Wittgenstein's Account of Truth (SUNY Series in Philosophy)
作者: Sara Ellenbogen (Author)
出版社: State University of New York Press (February 2003)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0791456250
ISBN-13: 978-0791456255
Book Description
Explores the complex nature of truth in Wittgenstein’s philosophy.
Wittgenstein's Account of Truth challenges the view that semantic antirealists attribute to Wittgenstein: that we cannot meaningfully call verification-transcendent statements “true.” Ellenbogen argues that Wittgenstein would not have held that we should revise our practice of treating certain statements as true or false, but instead would have held that we should revise our view of what it means to call a statement true. According to the dictum “meaning is use,” what makes it correct to call a statement “true” is not its correspondence with how things are, but our criterion for determining its truth. What it means for us to call a statement “true” is that we currently judge it true, knowing that we may some day revise the criteria whereby we do so.
Review
“Clearly written and tightly argued, this book throws light on the complexities of Wittgenstein's writings and thereby on the complexities of our concept of truth.” -- William H. Brenner, author of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations
“Wittgenstein's Account of Truth presents a clear, concise summary of the semantic antirealist's position in the debate over the nature of truth in philosophy of language, and how it relates to the later Wittgenstein.” -- Jonathan Bain, Polytechnic University
About the Author
Sara Ellenbogen is a visiting scholar at Boston University.
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作者: Sara Ellenbogen (Author)
出版社: State University of New York Press (February 2003)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0791456250
ISBN-13: 978-0791456255
Book Description
Explores the complex nature of truth in Wittgenstein’s philosophy.
Wittgenstein's Account of Truth challenges the view that semantic antirealists attribute to Wittgenstein: that we cannot meaningfully call verification-transcendent statements “true.” Ellenbogen argues that Wittgenstein would not have held that we should revise our practice of treating certain statements as true or false, but instead would have held that we should revise our view of what it means to call a statement true. According to the dictum “meaning is use,” what makes it correct to call a statement “true” is not its correspondence with how things are, but our criterion for determining its truth. What it means for us to call a statement “true” is that we currently judge it true, knowing that we may some day revise the criteria whereby we do so.
Review
“Clearly written and tightly argued, this book throws light on the complexities of Wittgenstein's writings and thereby on the complexities of our concept of truth.” -- William H. Brenner, author of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations
“Wittgenstein's Account of Truth presents a clear, concise summary of the semantic antirealist's position in the debate over the nature of truth in philosophy of language, and how it relates to the later Wittgenstein.” -- Jonathan Bain, Polytechnic University
About the Author
Sara Ellenbogen is a visiting scholar at Boston University.
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