Truth without Dependence

Rob Trueman

doi:10.1093/arisup/akac012

Truth without Dependence

Rob Trueman

Philosophy

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Abstract

According to the Dependency Theory, truth asymmetrically depends on the world, in the following sense: true propositions are true because the world makes them true. The Dependency Theory strikes many philosophers as incontrovertible, but in this paper I reject it. I begin by presenting a problem for the Dependency Theory. I then develop an alternative to the Dependency Theory which avoids that problem. This alternative is an immodest Identity Theory of Truth, and I end the paper by responding to Dodd’s charge that immodest Identity Theories are incoherent.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	89-121
Journal	Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume
Volume	96
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/arisup/akac012
Publication status	Published - 31 May 2022

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