Coherence Theory of Truth
The truth of any (true) proposition consists in its coherence with some specified set of propositions. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by James O. Young. |
Correspondence Theory of Truth
The thesis that propositions are made true in virtue of corresponding to facts; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Marian David. |
Deflationary Theory of Truth
According to the deflationary theory of truth, to assert that a statement is true is just to assert the statement itself. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Daniel Stoljar. |
Identity Theory of Truth
When a truth-bearer (e.g. a proposition) is true, there is a truth-maker (e.g. a fact) with which it is identical and the truth of the former consists in its identity with the latter. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Stewart Candlish. |
In Spite of Davidson's Arguments for `The Folly of Trying to Define Truth', Truth Can Be Defined
Article by Dan Nesher presented at the 20th World Congress of Philosophy. |
Revision Theory of Truth
Theory developed in an attempt to analyze paradoxes such as the liar paradox that appear to show that common-sense beliefs about truth are inconsistent. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Eric M. Hammer. |
The Diamond Theory of Truth
Trudeau, in The Non-Euclidean Revolution, argued for his "Story Theory of truth" as opposed to the traditional "Diamond Theory of truth". This site defends Plato and diamond theory against postmodernists and story theory. |
The Semantical Conception of Truth
Online text of Tarski's 1944 article. |
Truthlikeness
Discussion of notion of verisimilitude, closeness to truth; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Graham Oddie. |
What is Truth?
Essay by Peter B. Lloyd covering the basic varieties of theories of truth, and Tarksi's semantics of truth. |
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