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Ideas for J.P. Moreland, Alfred Tarski and Jonathan Barnes
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth
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Tarski proved that truth cannot be defined from within a given theory [Tarski, by Halbach]
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Tarski proved that any reasonably expressive language suffers from the liar paradox [Tarski, by Horsten]
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'True sentence' has no use consistent with logic and ordinary language, so definition seems hopeless [Tarski]
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In everyday language, truth seems indefinable, inconsistent, and illogical [Tarski]
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Definitions of truth should not introduce a new version of the concept, but capture the old one [Tarski]
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A definition of truth should be materially adequate and formally correct [Tarski]
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A rigorous definition of truth is only possible in an exactly specified language [Tarski]
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We may eventually need to split the word 'true' into several less ambiguous terms [Tarski]
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