Aristotle on Truth [Paperback]

In this 2004 book, Paolo Crivelli discusses all the main aspects of Aristotle's views on truth and falsehood.Aristotle's theory of truth spans several areas of philosophy: philosophy of language, logic, ontology, and epistemology. In this book, the first dedicated to this topic, Paolo Crivelli discusses all the main aspects of Aristotle's views on truth and falsehood. He analyses in detail the main relevant passages, addresses some well-known problems of Aristotelian semantics, and assesses Aristotle's theory from the point of view of modern analytic philosophy. His book will be of interest to a wide range of readers working in both ancient philosophy and modern philosophy of language.Aristotle's theory of truth spans several areas of philosophy: philosophy of language, logic, ontology, and epistemology. In this book, the first dedicated to this topic, Paolo Crivelli discusses all the main aspects of Aristotle's views on truth and falsehood. He analyses in detail the main relevant passages, addresses some well-known problems of Aristotelian semantics, and assesses Aristotle's theory from the point of view of modern analytic philosophy. His book will be of interest to a wide range of readers working in both ancient philosophy and modern philosophy of language.Aristotle's theory of truth spans several areas of philosophy: philosophy of language, logic, ontology, and epistemology. Paolo Crivelli covers the main aspects of Aristotle's views on truth and falsehood in this volume by analyzing in detail the relevant passages and addressing well-known problems of Aristotelian semantics. Although Crivelli assesses Aristotle's theory from the point of view of modern analytic philosophy, his book will be of interest to a wide range of students of ancient philosophy and modern philosophy of language as well.Acknowledgements; Notes on the text; List of abbreviations of titles of Aristotle's works; Introduction; Part I. Bearers of Truth or Falsehood: 1. States of affairs, thoughtl…