From a Deflationary Point of View by Paul Horwich

ISBN: 9780199251261

Oxford University Press 01 December 2004

Paperback | 184 pages

‘Deflationism’ has emerged as one of the most significant developments in contemporary philosophy. It is best known as a story about truth – roughly, that the traditional search for its underlying nature is misconceived, since there may be no such underlying entity to find. However, the scope of the deflationary view extends far beyond this topic: it has important implications for our understanding of related concepts such as reality, meaning, and rationality, and suggests a meta‑philosophical approach in which philosophical problems are dissolved rather than solved. This collection of essays by Paul Horwich represents his development of the deflationary perspective over twenty‑five years, with contributions addressing a broad range of issues from truth and realism to epistemic rationality, theoretical commitment, and the philosophy of language. ([turn0search2][turn0search4])