219 Pages
by Routledge

219 Pages
by Routledge

219 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1997, this volume advances the view that the nature of truth, in so far as truth has a ‘nature’, lies in the manner of its occurrence. Edo Pivčevicì argues that truth is an vent, i.e. it does not exist until it occurs, and survives only as long as the requisite conditions for its occurrence are in place. Positing that language sets traps for the unwary, Pivčevicì states that... Read more

1. The Problem of Truth, or How Does Thought Hook onto the World? 2. The Strategy of Austerity. 3. The Naturalistic Approach to Truth Conditions. 4. Truth and Certainty. 5. Objectivity and the Social Construction of Time. 6. Truth as a Species of Good. 7. Truth and Philosophical Explanation. 8. Truth as Event.

Biography

Edo Pivcevic