A Realist Conception of Truth
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A Realist Conception of Truth is a philosophical work by William Alston that defends a robustly realist, correspondence-based account of truth against various anti-realist and deflationary theories.
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Target entity: A Realist Conception of Truth Context triple: [William Alston, notableWork, A Realist Conception of Truth]
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A.
The Notion of Truth
"The Notion of Truth" is a philosophical essay exploring the nature, meaning, and conditions of truth within human understanding and discourse.
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B.
The Criterion of Truth
The Criterion of Truth is a philosophical essay that examines how we can reliably distinguish true beliefs from false ones, exploring the standards or principles that justify claims to knowledge.
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C.
The Criterion between truth and falsehood
"The Criterion between truth and falsehood" is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Furqan, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes the distinction between guidance and misguidance through divine revelation.
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D.
Reason, Truth and History
Reason, Truth and History is a 1981 philosophical work by Hilary Putnam that critically examines realism, reference, and the nature of truth in analytic philosophy.
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E.
The Problem of Realization
The Problem of Realization is a section of Rosa Luxemburg’s Marxist economic work that examines how capitalist production can be converted into money through sales, focusing on the difficulties of realizing surplus value in capitalist markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Realist Conception of Truth Target entity description: A Realist Conception of Truth is a philosophical work by William Alston that defends a robustly realist, correspondence-based account of truth against various anti-realist and deflationary theories.
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A.
The Notion of Truth
"The Notion of Truth" is a philosophical essay exploring the nature, meaning, and conditions of truth within human understanding and discourse.
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B.
The Criterion of Truth
The Criterion of Truth is a philosophical essay that examines how we can reliably distinguish true beliefs from false ones, exploring the standards or principles that justify claims to knowledge.
-
C.
The Criterion between truth and falsehood
"The Criterion between truth and falsehood" is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Furqan, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes the distinction between guidance and misguidance through divine revelation.
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D.
Reason, Truth and History
Reason, Truth and History is a 1981 philosophical work by Hilary Putnam that critically examines realism, reference, and the nature of truth in analytic philosophy.
-
E.
The Problem of Realization
The Problem of Realization is a section of Rosa Luxemburg’s Marxist economic work that examines how capitalist production can be converted into money through sales, focusing on the difficulties of realizing surplus value in capitalist markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| author |
William Alston
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William P. Alston ⓘ
linked to:
William Alston
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques |
anti-realist theories of truth
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coherence theories of truth ⓘ deflationary theories of truth ⓘ pragmatic theories of truth ⓘ |
| defends |
correspondence-based account of truth
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robustly realist account of truth ⓘ |
| format | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780801432385 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on anti-realist challenges
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chapters on epistemic justification and truth ⓘ chapters on the nature of truth ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
classical correspondence theory of truth ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
graduate students in philosophy
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professional philosophers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
correspondence theory of truth
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epistemology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ realism about truth ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed engagement with anti-realist and deflationary accounts of truth
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systematic defense of a realist correspondence theory of truth ⓘ |
| pageCount | 312 ⓘ |
| philosophicalClaim |
truth consists in correspondence between propositions and reality
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truth is not merely a logical or expressive device ⓘ truth is objective and mind-independent ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cornell University Press ⓘ |
| subject |
anti-realism (philosophy)
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correspondence theory of truth ⓘ deflationary theories of truth ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of truth ⓘ realism (philosophy) ⓘ |
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