[New Entry by Jeremy Wyatt on October 23, 2025.]
When thinking about truth, it is natural to wonder whether and how truth can be analyzed in more fundamental terms. Numerous philosophers have aimed to so analyze truth, but their theories are all plagued by well-known problems. As a result, none has generated consensus, or even near consensus, among philosophers. Primitivists about truth offer a distinctive take on this situation. They suggest that this negative outcome shouldn’t be surprising, as there are strong reasons for thinking that truth simply cannot be analyzed in more…

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