Missed It By That Much: Austin on Norms of Truth |
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Authors: | Jeffrey Hershfield |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Philosophy, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, USA |
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Abstract: | A principal challenge for a deflationary theory is to explain the value 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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