Description

Book Synopsis

Explores the complex nature of truth in Wittgenstein''s philosophy.

Wittgenstein''s Account of Truth challenges the view that semantic antirealists attribute to Wittgenstein: that we cannot meaningfully call verification-transcendent statements true. Ellenbogen argues that Wittgenstein would not have held that we should revise our practice of treating certain statements as true or false, but instead would have held that we should revise our view of what it means to call a statement true. According to the dictum meaning is use, what makes it correct to call a statement true is not its correspondence with how things are, but our criterion for determining its truth. What it means for us to call a statement true is that we currently judge it true, knowing that we may some day revise the criteria whereby we do so.

wittgensteinsaccountoftruth

    Product form

    A Paperback by Sara Ellenbogen

    £22.30

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £24.78 – you save £2.48 (10%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Thu 12 Nov 2026.

    Out of stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of wittgensteinsaccountoftruth by Sara Ellenbogen

      Book details

      Publisher State University Press of New York (SUNY)
      Published 1/30/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780791456262
      978-0791456262
      ISBN-10 0791456269

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Explores the complex nature of truth in Wittgenstein''s philosophy.

      Wittgenstein''s Account of Truth challenges the view that semantic antirealists attribute to Wittgenstein: that we cannot meaningfully call verification-transcendent statements true. Ellenbogen argues that Wittgenstein would not have held that we should revise our practice of treating certain statements as true or false, but instead would have held that we should revise our view of what it means to call a statement true. According to the dictum meaning is use, what makes it correct to call a statement true is not its correspondence with how things are, but our criterion for determining its truth. What it means for us to call a statement true is that we currently judge it true, knowing that we may some day revise the criteria whereby we do so.

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account