1st Edition
Truth and Speech Acts Studies in the Philosophy of Language
416 Pages
by
Routledge
416 Pages
by
Routledge
416 Pages
by
Routledge
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Whereas the relationship between truth and propositional content has already been intensively investigated, there are only very few studies devoted to the task of illuminating the relationship between truth and illocutionary acts. This book fills that gap.
This innovative collection addresses such themes as:
the relation between the concept of truth and the success conditions of assertions... Read more
Introduction Part 1: The Illocutionary Significance of the Concept of Truth Part 2: Truth and Assertion Part 3: The Normativity of Truth Part 4: Truth and Propositional Meaning
Biography
Dirk Greimann is Professor of Philosophy at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil.
Geo Siegwart is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Greifswald, Germany.
