Missed it by that much: Austin on norms of truth
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Hershfield, Jeffrey. 2012. "Missed It By That Much: Austin on Norms of Truth". Philosophia. 40 (2): 357-363.
Abstract
A principal challenge for a deflationary theory is to explain the of truth: why we aim for true beliefs, abhor dishonesty, and so on. The problem arises because deflationism sees truth as a mere logical property and the truth predicate as serving primarily as a device of generalization. Paul Horwich, attempts to show how deflationism can account for the value of truth. Drawing on the work of J. L. Austin, I argue that his account, which focuses on belief, cannot adequately accommodate the complex role that truth plays in the norms governing assertion and similar speech acts.
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