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Academic Year 2007-2008
Event Title
Philosophical Conceptions of Truth
Disciplines
Philosophy
Description
This lecture provided a brief description and critical assessment of each of the four dominant theories of truth within the western philosophical tradition: the correspondence, pragmatist, coherence, and deflationary theories. Hibbs also discussed the relevance of the concept of “power” in developing a theory of truth.
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Philosophical Conceptions of Truth
This lecture provided a brief description and critical assessment of each of the four dominant theories of truth within the western philosophical tradition: the correspondence, pragmatist, coherence, and deflationary theories. Hibbs also discussed the relevance of the concept of “power” in developing a theory of truth.