deflationism

noun
/dɪˈfleɪʃənɪzəm/UK

Etymology

From deflation + -ism.

Definitions

  1. A theory proposing that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a…

    A theory proposing that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.

    • In “The use of force against deflationism” they argue, against several versions of deflationism, that the concept of truth must play a substantive explanatory role in an adaquate account of assertion.

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