Truth as Univocal Designation
Abstract Moritz Schlick defined truth as univocal designation. This definition puzzled his followers and exegetes. In this article, I intend to clarify Schlick’s definition and examine his argument for it. I will argue that the motivation for as well as the problems of Schlick’s definition become clear if one sees it as flowing from his Helmholtzian view of scientific representation.
Authors
- Mark Textor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8419-6949)
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Grazer Philosophische Studien
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1163/18756735-00000221
- Primary Topic
- Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00