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Truth and the Past

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Foreword vii
Preface ix
1. The Concept of Truth 1
2. The Indispensability of the Concept of Truth 29
3. Statements About the Past 41
4. The Semantics of the Past Tense 57
5. The Metaphysics of Time 73
6. Truth: Deniers and Defenders 97
Notes 117
Index 119

https://doi.org/10.7312/dumm13176-fm

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Foreword vii
Preface ix
1. The Concept of Truth 1
2. The Indispensability of the Concept of Truth 29
3. Statements About the Past 41
4. The Semantics of the Past Tense 57
5. The Metaphysics of Time 73
6. Truth: Deniers and Defenders 97
Notes 117
Index 119

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