Semantics And Truth

Description

The book provides a historical (with an outline of the history of the concept of truth from antiquity to our time) and systematic exposition of the semantic theory of truth formulated by Alfred Tarski in the 1930s. This theory became famous very soon and inspired logicians and philosophers. It has two different, but interconnected aspects: formal-logical and philosophical. The book deals with both, but it is intended mostly as a philosophical monograph. It explains Tarski’s motivation and presents discussions about his ideas (pro and contra) as well as points out various applications of the semantic theory of truth to philosophical problems (truth-criteria, realism and anti-realism, future contingents or the concept of correspondence between language and reality). Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii Truth in Ancient Philosophy (Jan Woleński)....Pages 1-33 Truth from Anselm of Canterbury to Kant (Jan Woleński)....Pages 35-43 Truth in the 19th and 20th Centuries (Jan Woleński)....Pages 45-72 Tasks of Truth-Theories (Jan Woleński)....Pages 73-106 Matters of Logic (Jan Woleński)....Pages 107-159 Matters of Semantics (Jan Woleński)....Pages 161-192 Semantic Theory of Truth—Informal Aspects (Jan Woleński)....Pages 193-222 Semantic Theory of Truth—Formal Aspects (Jan Woleński)....Pages 223-269 Interpretations, Comparisons and Philosophical Issues (Jan Woleński)....Pages 271-330 Back Matter ....Pages 331-375