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truth theory

Theory of truth (1935).

Semantic concept formalized by the Polish-American mathematician and logician Alfred Tarski (1902-1983), although other thinkers had previously discussed the idea.

Truth theory concerns the truth-values of sentence structures in various formal logical languages. Tarski suggested a table by which these values could be determined (although he was less sure about whether the same rules could be applied to natural languages).

Also see: correspondence theory of truth

Source:
A Tarski, ‘The Concept of Truth in Formalized Languages’, Logic, Semantics and Metamathe-matics (1956)

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    • 2.6 Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth: The President's Falsehoods, Misleading Claims and Flat-Out Lies
    • 2.7 Formal Theories of Truth
    • 2.8 Theories of Truth: A Critical Introduction
    • 2.9 Putting the Truth to Work: The Theory and Practice of Biblical Application
    • 2.10 Theo-Logic: Theological Logical Theory : The Truth of the World Vol. 1 (Volume 1)

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