The Minimalist Theory of Truth: Challenges and Concerns
Philosophy Compass 5 (10):938-949 (2010)
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Minimalism is currently the received deflationary theory of truth. On minimalism, truth is a transparent concept and a deflated property of truth bearers. In this paper, I situate minimalism within current deflationary debate about truth by contrasting it with its main alternative―the redundancy theory of truth. I also outline three of the primary challenges facing minimalism, its formulation, explanatory adequacy and stability, and draw some lessons for the soundness of its conception of truthAuthor's Profile
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10.1111/j.1747-9991.2010.00336.x
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