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| Correspondence Theory: truth as correspondence of statements with objects resp. situations in the world. The correspondence theory is a thesis about truth, not about the world. See also mapping relation, representation, picture theory, coherence theory_____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Nicholas Rescher on Correspondence Theory - Dictionary of Arguments
In: Skirbekk, Wahrheitstheorien Frankfurt/M 1996 I 344 Correspondence Theory/Rescher: can be 1) definitional 2) criterion-related. >Definitions, >Criteria. Verification: "confrontation with the facts" is useless: it is not possible with universal sentences, past, probability, modality, counterfactual conditional. >Universal sentences, >Past, >Probability, >Modality, >Counterfactual conditionals. RescherVsCorrespondence Theory: the question of the type of correspondence is completely unresolved. RescherVsWittgenstein - VsPicture-Theory: Language does not work like this. >Language, >Picture-Theory, >Language/Wittgenstein, >Facts/Wittgenstein._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Resch I Nicholas Rescher The Criteriology of Truth; Fundamental Aspects of the Coherence Theory of Truth, in: The Coherence Theory of Truth, Oxford 1973 - dt. Auszug: Die Kriterien der Wahrheit In Wahrheitstheorien, Gunnar Skirbekk, Frankfurt/M. 1977 Resch II N. Rescher Kant and the Reach of Reason: Studies in Kant’ s Theory of Rational Systematization Cambridge 2010 |
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