One of the most important Anglo-American philosophers of our time here joins the current philosophical debate about the nature of truth. William P. Alston formulates and defends a realist conception of truth, which he calls alethic realism (from "aletheia," Greek for "truth"). This idea holds that t
A realist conception of truth
β Scribed by Alston, William P
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 288
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Subjects
Verdad.;Realismo.;TeoriΜa del conocimiento.;EpistemologiΜa.;Verdad -- FilosofiΜa.
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