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The Theory Of Bernard Williams Of The Truth

Posted on:2013-06-13Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:R M LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2245330371975447Subject:Foreign philosophy
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To pursue the Truth is the beginning of the philosophy, which along with all the development of the philosophy. In the history of philosophy, the argument about the Truth has never call off, but the investigate methods has changed with the time, and every theory of the Truth gathered some profound philosophy researches. Contemporary philosopher Bernard Williams researches those problems with deeply insight. His research break through the past thinking, in which the Truth of epistemology is different from the Truth of ethics through research about the basic conception for instance assertion and belief, Williams has revealed the assertions connect with the truth, and the connection and difference between assertion and belief, assertions and promises, clearly explains the Truth is a intrinsic value, and Truth and Truthfulness have the connection in the most basic speaking activities.The sincere assertions is a straight expression of belief, but an insincere assertion would be false at the content or the assert activities. So, the notions Truth and Truthfulness are contact with each other, separately talk about which one is not full. That means assertions has an intrinsic connection with the Truth, and an assertion is a spontaneous expression of our beliefs.Williams’s opinions are set up with the critics about the other philosophy opinions, so, some studies of related opinions is necessary. This paper researches the Truth and assertions^Truth and Beliefs、Truth and Truthfulness round of the Williams’s core opinions. Meanwhile, introduced the related theory for example Correspondence theory of Truth、the Pragmatism.
Keywords/Search Tags:Truth, truthfulness, assertion, belief, Williams
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