deflationism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈfleɪʃənɪzəm/ (UK)
Etymology
From deflation + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A theory proposing that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.
In “The use of force against deflationism” they argue, against several versions of deflationism, that the concept of truth must play a substantive explanatory role in an adaquate account of assertion.
2008 April 2, Robert Mößgen, “Dirk Greimann and Geo Siegwart, Truth and Speech Acts. Studies in the Philosophy of Language (=Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy, Vol. 5)”, in Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 1, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deflationisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |