Deflationism (About Theories of Truth)

Philosophy Compass 7 (4):267-277 (2012)
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In this article, I provide a general account of deflationism. After doing so, I turn to truth-defla- tionism, where, after first describing some of the species, I highlight some challenges for those who wish to adopt it

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10.1111/j.1747-9991.2011.00464.x

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