On Truth

  • On Truth: Original Manuscript Materials (1927–1929) from the Ramsey Collection at the University of Pittsburgh
    By Frank Plumpton Ramsey

    Ramsey does not actually use Campbell's term until his 1929 paper on “Theories,” but already here he is drawn into the range of the “holistic” consideration of Campbell and Hertz that constitute its natural habitat. 7.

  • On Truth
    By Simon Blackburn

    The classic approaches -- Correspondence -- Coherence -- Pragmatism -- Deflationism -- Tarski and the semantic theory of truth -- Summary of part I -- Varieties of enquiry -- Truths of taste; truth in art -- Truth in ethics -- Reason -- ...

  • On Truth
    By Harry Frankfurt

    Having outlined a theory of bullshit and falsehood, Harry G. Frankfurt turns to what lies beyond them: the truth, a concept not as obvious as some might expect.Our culture's devotion to bullshit may seem much stronger than our apparently ...

  • On Truth
    By Harry G. Frankfurt

    Whether concerning ourselves with work, pleasure, people or poetry, Frankfurt demonstrates that a belief in a basic notion of Truth is essential not just to our everyday involvement with the physical world, but to the concepts of identity, ...

  • On Truth
    By Harry Frankfurt

    Having outlined a theory of bullshit and falsehood, Harry G. Frankfurt turns to what lies beyond them: the truth, a concept not as obvious as some might expect.Our culture's devotion to bullshit may seem much stronger than our apparently ...

  • On Truth
    By Jiddu Krishnamurti

    ... can I find truth without the wise help and guidance that only a guru can give? Krishnamurti: The question is whether a guru is necessary or not. Can truth be found through another? Some say it can and some say it cannot. We want to know ...