An Interactional Theory of Truth: On Searle on Truth and Facts

 

This is a critique of the logicist theory of truth and facts set forth in the final section of John R. Searle's book 'The Construction of Social Reality' (1995). Searle's logicist account, much in the line of his theory of speech acts, is contrasted to a pragmaticist and interactionalist perspective on truth, facts, and discourse:

 

An Interactional Theory of Truth: 

On Searle on Truth and Facts

 

 

Keywords: Discourse analysis, Truth, Facts, Philosophy, Epistemology, John R. Searle, Pragmatism, Interactionism, Statements, Pragmatics, Philosophy of language,

Suggested Citation:

Garcia Landa, Jose Angel, An Interactional Theory of Truth: On Searle on Truth and Facts (May 4, 2016). Ibercampus (May 4, 2016), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2780370

  

Reference Info: Ibercampus (May 4, 2016)

Date posted: May 20, 2016 ; Last revised: May 21, 2016

https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=2780370

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