Single Idea 15374

[catalogued under 3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth]

Full Idea

We should not aim at describing the nature of truth because there is no such thing. Rather, we should aim at describing the inferential behaviour of truth.

Gist of Idea

Truth has no 'nature', but we should try to describe its behaviour in inferences

Source

Leon Horsten (The Tarskian Turn [2011], 10.2.3)

Book Reference

Horsten,Leon: 'The Tarskian Turn' [MIT 2011], p.146