Episode 194: Alfred Tarski on Truth (Part Two)

Published: July 16, 2018, 12:54 p.m.

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Continuing on Tarski\'s \\u201cThe Semantic Conception of Truth and the Foundations of Semantics" (1944), Hartry Field\'s \\u201cTarski\'s Theory of Truth\\u201d (1972), and Donald Davidson\'s \\u201cThe Folly of Trying to Define Truth\\u201d (1977).

What was Tarski really doing? What are the implications of his project? Does it even make sense to define "truth," and what should a definition look like?

Listen to part one first, or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Look out for the Citizen-only bonus discussion of Shakespeare\'s Tempest, posting soon! Please support PEL!

End song: "In Vino Vertias" by Sunspot; Mark interviewed Mike Huberty on Nakedly Examined Music #64.

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