Asay provides a fresh and daring perspective on the age-old question 'What is truth?'.
Jamin Asay is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. He has published articles in journals including Philosophy of Science, Philosophia Mathematica, Philosophical Studies, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, and International Studies in the Philosophy of Science.
Preface; Introduction; 1. Truth, TRUTH, and 'Truth'; 2. The golden age of primitivism; 3. A two-pronged theory of truth; 4. Metaphysical deflationism; 5. Conceptual primitivism: treadmills and omnipresence; 6. Conceptual primitivism: open questions, foundations, and logical apparatus; 7. Tarski and primitivism; 8. Primitive truth at work; 9. Primitivism and the liar; Conclusion.