Necessary truth and proof


Autoria(s): Read,Stephen
Data(s)

01/06/2010

Resumo

What makes necessary truths true? I argue that all truth supervenes on how things are, and that necessary truths are no exception. What makes them true are proofs. But if so, the notion of proof needs to be generalized to include verification-transcendent proofs, proofs whose correctness exceeds our ability to verify it. It is incumbent on me, therefore, to show that arguments, such as Dummett's, that verification-truth is not compatible with the theory of meaning, are mistaken. The answer is that what we can conceive and construct far outstrips our actual abilities. I conclude by proposing a proof-theoretic account of modality, rejecting a claim of Armstrong's that modality can reside in non-modal truthmakers.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-512X2010000100003

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas da UFMG

Fonte

Kriterion: Revista de Filosofia v.51 n.121 2010

Palavras-Chave #Truthmakers #Modality #Truth #Proof
Tipo

journal article