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coldnoodlesoup t1_jczis3t wrote

Does anyone have any recommended readings, thoughts, or musings on the idea of "truth"?

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ADefiniteDescription t1_jd21xqf wrote

This is a pretty big question. If you're looking for something very intro level on truth, Blackburn's Truth is ok. A but higher level (like a philosophy undergrad course level) would be Wrenn's Truth, which I prefer. If you want a big anthology of primary readings you can't do better than The Nature of Truth: Classic and Contemporary Readings, 2nd ed.

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coldnoodlesoup t1_jd2kqau wrote

It has been 13 years since my intro to philosophy class. Perhaps I'll start with Blackburn. Thank you very much for the recommendations!

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kilkil t1_jd7983h wrote

If you're looking for terms to google, "epistemology" is the name of the field of philosophy that deals with the nature of truth and knowledge.

If you're looking for terms to google, philosophical fields that touch on the subject of truth include metaphysics, logic, and epistemology.

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ADefiniteDescription t1_jdd9jrz wrote

That's not really true. The study of truth goes across many subfields, including metaphysics and logic as well. In fact most of the work today on truth is on its metaphysics.

For example, I wrote my PhD thesis on truth and I don't consider myself to have an AOS in epistemology whatsoever; I'm firmly in metaphysics.

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kilkil t1_jdeweln wrote

Oh shit, my bad. I'll correct my comment.

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