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Tarskian and Kripkean truth

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A theory of the transfinite Tarskian hierarchy of languages is outlined and compared to a notion of partial truth by Kripke. It is shown that the hierarchy can be embedded into Kripke’s minimal fixed point model. From this results on the expressive power of both approaches are obtained.

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Halbach, V. Tarskian and Kripkean truth. Journal of Philosophical Logic 26, 69–80 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017977304199

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