This is a concise introduction to current philosophical debates about truth. Com
bining philosophical and technical material, the book is organized around, but n
ot limited to, the view known as deflationism. In clear language, Burgess and Bu
rgess cover a wide range of issues, including the nature of truth, the status of
truth-value gaps, the relationship between truth and meaning, relativism and pl
uralism about truth, and semantic paradoxes from Alfred Tarski to Saul Kripke an
d beyond. The book provides a rich picture of contemporary philosophical theoriz
ing about truth, one that will be essential reading for philosophy students as w
ell as philosophers specializing in other areas.
