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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth
There is no theory of truth, because it isn't a concept [Wittgenstein]
     Full Idea: It is wrong to say that there is any one theory of truth, for truth is not a concept.
     From: Ludwig Wittgenstein (Lectures 1930-32 (student notes) [1931], C V B)
     A reaction: This makes you wonder how he understood the word 'concept'. In most modern discussions truth seems to be a concept, and in Frege it can be an unsaturated predicate which is satisfied by sentences or thoughts.