Challenges to Deflationary Theories of Truth

Philosophy Compass 7 (4):256-266 (2012)
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In this paper, I address some of the chief challenges, or problems, for Deflationary Theories of Truth, viz., the Generalization Problem, the Conservativeness Argument, and the Success Argument

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10.1111/j.1747-9991.2011.00462.x

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