From Truth to Reality
Questions about truth and questions about reality are intimately connected. One can ask whether numbers exist by asking "Are there numbers?" But one can also ask what arguably amounts to the same question by asking "Is the sentence ''There are numbers'' true?" Such semantic ascent implies that reality can be investigated by investigating our true sentences. This line of thought was dominant in twe...
Questions about truth and questions about reality are intimately connected. One can ask whether numbers exist by asking "Are there numbers?" But one can also ask what arguably amounts to the same question by asking "Is the sentence ''There are numbers'' true?" Such semantic ascent implies that reality can be investigated by investigating our true sentences. This line of thought was dominant in twe...