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What is a problem with the correspondence theory of truth?
Objections. One attack on the theory claims that the correspondence theory succeeds in its appeal to the real world only in so far as the real world is reachable by us. The direct realist believes that we directly know objects as they are. Such a person can wholeheartedly adopt a correspondence theory of truth.
What is Rorty’s criticism of the correspondence theory of truth?
He says that the correspondence theory of truth does not work and that we should dump the notion of correspondence itself. Instead of the ‘yes/no’ of correspondence, Rorty advocates a pragmatic and holistic view of truth as that which is most convenient for a society.
What is the most reliable theory of truth?
The three most widely accepted contemporary theories of truth are [i] the Correspondence Theory ; [ii] the Semantic Theory of Tarski and Davidson; and [iii] the Deflationary Theory of Frege and Ramsey. The competing theories are [iv] the Coherence Theory , and [v] the Pragmatic Theory .
Was Richard Rorty a pragmatist?
Richard Rorty (1931–2007) developed a distinctive and controversial brand of pragmatism that expressed itself along two main axes. One is negative – a critical diagnosis of what Rorty takes to be defining projects of modern philosophy.
What is correspondence and coherence?
A coherence theory of truth states that the truth of any (true) proposition consists in its coherence with some specified set of propositions. The correspondence theory, in contrast, states that the truth conditions of propositions are not (in general) propositions, but rather objective features of the world.
What is the criticism of the coherence theory of truth?
Opponents of the coherence theory will conclude that there is at least one true proposition which does not cohere with any set of beliefs. Some versions of the coherence theory are immune to the transcendence objection.