The concept of truth in empirical languages

Marian Przełęcki

pp. 1-17

in: Grazer Philosophische Studien 3, 1977.

Abstract

The model theoretic concept of truth has thus far been applied mainly to mathematical languages and theories. The paper presents an attempt to apply it to languages of empirical theories. Such an application must do justice to some characteristic features of empirical discourse. The paper outlines the main problems which a model theoretic theory of truth for empirical languages is bound to face and suggests some solutions to those problems.