
This collection of essays includes important and influential work on the concept of truth and the semantic paradoxes, particularly the Liar paradox. Using techniques of mathematical logic, the papers tackle this age-old problem to offer new insights and widely varying analyses. The distinguished contributors include Tyler Burge, Alonzo Church, Solomon Feferman, Anil Gupta, Hans G. Herzberger, Saul Kripke, Robert L. Martin, Charles Parsons, Brian Skyrms, and Peter W. Woodruff.
This collection investigates the persistent semantic challenges posed by the Liar paradox and the nature of truth within formal logical systems. Editor Robert Martin compiles a series of influential papers that apply rigorous mathematical logic to deconstruct how language and truth-conditions interact. The contributors, representing a range of analytical perspectives, examine the structural failures that occur when self-referential statements are introduced into logical frameworks.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this volume as a significant compilation of foundational work in the field of formal semantics. Readers frequently note the high level of technical density, making it a resource primarily intended for those with a background in symbolic logic and analytic philosophy.
Page Count:
309
Publication Date:
1984-12-13
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0198247125
ISBN-13:
9780198247128
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