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Ideas for 'Lectures on Ethics', 'The Concept of Truth for Formalized Languages' and 'Are Freedom and Equality Compatible?'

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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth
Tarski proved that truth cannot be defined from within a given theory [Tarski, by Halbach]
Tarski proved that any reasonably expressive language suffers from the liar paradox [Tarski, by Horsten]
'True sentence' has no use consistent with logic and ordinary language, so definition seems hopeless [Tarski]