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The Minimalist Theory of Truth: Challenges and Concerns
Author(s) -
Hoffmann Glen
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
philosophy compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.973
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 1747-9991
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2010.00336.x
Subject(s) - minimalism (technical communication) , soundness , epistemology , property (philosophy) , semantic theory of truth , philosophy , pragmatic theory of truth , redundancy (engineering) , computer science , linguistics , human–computer interaction , operating system
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 (according to which truth is a transparent concept but not a property). 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 truth.