The Tractatus on Truth

Daniele Mezzadri

doi:10.1111/phc3.12937

The Tractatus on Truth

Daniele Mezzadri

Department of Cognitive Sciences

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The aim of this paper is to discuss Wittgenstein's conception of truth in the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. Section 1 sets the scene by exploring how the notion of truth is in the Tractatus intertwined with notions such as sense and picture. In section 2 I discuss a traditional interpretation that sees the Tractatus as committed to truth as correspondence. In sections 3 and 4 I discuss two more recent alternative lines of interpretation; according to one, we should interpret truth in the Tractatus as a relation of identity. According to the other, the Tractatus endorses a deflationary account of truth. I conclude in section 5 by adjudicating the interpretative debate.

Original language	English
Article number	e12937
Journal	Philosophy Compass
Volume	18
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/phc3.12937
Publication status	Published - Sept 2023

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