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Interpretation, Truth and Correspondence

2000

The correspondence theory of truth is usually considered unsuitable for qualitative research. This is because of the interpretive nature of social reality and subjective nature of research procedures. Contra these ideas it is argued that the correspondence theory of truth is presupposed in the practice of qualitative research. This theory does not, however, dictate any methods for verifying the interpretations. Various theories of truth are seen as necessary because of the complexity of the interpretation process.

SubjectivityPhilosophySocial PsychologySocial realityInterpretation (philosophy)PhilosophyCoherence theory of truthCorrespondence theory of truthSemantic theory of truthGeneral PsychologyPragmatic theory of truthAlethiologyEpistemologyJournal for the Theory of Social Behaviour
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Truth, Negation and Meaning

2013

‘True’ and ‘False’ are defined through a linguistic rule requiring the negation operator. This is the elaboration of an idea proffered for the first time by the Stoics on the basis of some remarks by Aristotle and then in modern times by Frege and Wittgenstein. Another thesis of this essay is the following: the true/false rule is a sort of UR-Regel underlying all linguistic practices (including prayers and commands) and all human cultures. Reinterpreting the notion of Spielraum put forward by Wittgenstein in 4.463 of the Tractatus, I will present an implicational pragmatic theory of a true proposition. Jokes and reductio ad absurdum are explained as examples of Spielraum.

Reductio ad absurdumMeaning (philosophy of language)NegationLogical truthTruth valuePhilosophyPropositionCoherence theory of truthPragmatic theory of truthSettore M-FIL/05 - Filosofia E Teoria Dei LinguaggiEpistemologyTrue False Spielraum Aristotle Stoics Frege Wittgenstein
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This is my truth, tell me yours: some aspects of action research quality in the light of truth theories

2001

Abstract In this article the authors introduce some aspects of various truth theories in the context of action research. The traditional ways of determining quality are based on the correspondence theory of truth, which, in their view, conflicts with the basic assumptions of action research. The pragmatic theory of truth seems to be clearly represented in the world of action research. In their opinion, other theories of truth can be productively applied as well. In addition to the classical theories of truth – the correspondence theory, the coherence theory and the pragmatistic view on truth – they discuss the truth as ‘aletheia’ (a Heideggerian view on truth), as Habermasian consensus and …

PhilosophyQuality (philosophy)Context (language use)Coherence theory of truthCorrespondence theory of truthAction researchSemantic theory of truthPragmatic theory of truthAlethiologyEducationEpistemologyEducational Action Research
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