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Truth Predicate

A truth predicate assigns truth to propositions, central to Tarski's semantic theory. It grapples with the nature of truth and…

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Tarskian Hierarchy

Alfred Tarski's Tarskian hierarchy is a linguistic structure designed to prevent semantic paradoxes. It organizes languages into levels, where higher…

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Semantically Closed Language

A semantically closed language includes its own truth predicate, enabling self-referential statements about the truth of sentences within the language…

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Redundancy Theory of Truth

The redundancy theory of truth posits that asserting a proposition is true is superfluous, adding no new information beyond the…

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Prosentential Theory of Truth

The prosentential theory of truth views truth as a linguistic tool, akin to pronouns, that allows us to refer to…

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Minimalism in Truth Theory

A deflationary perspective on truth, minimalism posits that all instances of Tarski's T-schema are analytically true. This view simplifies the…

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Liar Sentence

A liar sentence asserts its own falsity, like 'This sentence is false.' It forms the core of the liar paradox,…

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Disquotationalism: A Theory of Truth

Disquotationalism posits that the truth predicate's main role is to remove quotation marks, forming equivalent sentences. It simplifies the concept…

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