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Full Idea
It is part of the concept of truth that we aim at making true statements.
Gist of Idea
It is part of the concept of truth that we aim at making true statements
Source
Michael Dummett (Truth [1959], p.231)
Book Ref
'The Nature of Truth', ed/tr. Lynch, Michael P. [MIT 2001], p.231
A Reaction
This strikes me as a rather contentious but very interesting claim. An even stronger claim might be that its value (its normative force) is ALL that the concept of truth contributes to speech, other aspects being analysed into something else.
| 19171 | Tarski's truth is like rules for winning games, without saying what 'winning' means [Dummett, by Davidson] |
| 10838 | To explain a concept, we need its purpose, not just its rules of usage [Dummett] |
| 10837 | It is part of the concept of truth that we aim at making true statements [Dummett] |
| 10839 | You can't infer a dog's abstract concepts from its behaviour [Dummett] |
| 10840 | We must be able to specify truths in a precise language, like winning moves in a game [Dummett] |