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deflationism

UK/dɪˈfleɪʃənɪzəm/

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

Noun

deflationism (usually uncountable, plural deflationisms)

  1. (usually) 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.2008 April 2, Robert Mößgen, “Dirk Greimann and Geo Siegwart, Truth and Speech Acts. Studies in the Philosophy of Language (=Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy, Vol. 5)”, in Erkenntnis...

Forms of deflationism

pluraldeflationisms

Origin of deflationism

From deflation + -ism.

Questions about deflationism

What does deflationism mean?
Deflationism means a theory proposing that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.
What part of speech is deflationism?
Deflationism is a noun.
How do you pronounce deflationism?
Deflationism is pronounced /dɪˈfleɪʃənɪzəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of deflationism?
The plural of deflationism is deflationisms.

Words near deflationism in the dictionary

  1. deflatingly
  2. deflation
  3. deflational
  4. deflationarily
  5. deflationary
  6. deflationism
  7. deflationisms
  8. deflationist
  9. deflationists
  10. deflations
  11. deflative

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