The metaphysics of truth: anti-deflationism and substantial pluralism

Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy 66 (8):1494-1512 (2023)
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Abstract

Two central themes of Douglas Edwards’s The Metaphysics of Truth are anti-deflationism and substantial pluralism. In Part I of this paper I discuss Edwards’s grounds for rejecting deflationism and suggest a few additional grounds. In Part II I discuss Edward's truth-pluralism and respond to his criticism of my correspondence-pluralism. While these pluralisms share significant features, their differences also raise several important questions.

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Replies to critics: Eklund, Sher, Wright, and Wyatt.Douglas Edwards - 2023 - Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy 66 (8):1538-1576.

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