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

Ibercampus (May 4, 2016)

10 Pages Posted: 20 May 2016 Last revised: 21 May 2016

Date Written: May 4, 2016

Abstract

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.

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

Jose Angel Garcia Landa (Contact Author)

Universidad de Zaragoza ( email )

Gran Via 2
Zaragoza, 50005
Spain

HOME PAGE: http://www.garcialanda.net

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