Collection

Alethic Pluralism and Its Critics

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Crispin Wright's Truth & Objectivity, we have put together this Collection of articles by some of the prominent proponents and opponents of alethic pluralism. It is meant to facilitate a platform for reflection on how the thesis that truth is plural, first defended in Wright's book, has developed over the years; it offers a venue for assessing the viability of this thesis; and it provides the opportunity for proposing new directions for future research into the doctrine. The articles are a testament to the influence that Truth & Objectivity has had, and will continue to have, on the philosophy of truth.

Editors

  • Tom Kaspers

    Tom Kaspers is a PhD Candidate at the University of St Andrews and the University of Stirling. His thesis, Philosophy and the Aim for Truth, defends the claim that philosophical inquiry isn't and shouldn't be in pursuit of truth. Kaspers has defended a pragmatist version of alethic pluralism in his article "Alethic Pluralism for Pragmatists."

  • Niccolò Aimone Pisano

    Niccolò Aimone Pisano is a PhD Candidate at the University of St Andrews and the University of Stirling where he is writing his thesis on the mark of the cognitive. He specializes in philosophy of mind, philosophy of the cognitive sciences and general philosophy of science, his interests also encompass metaphysics and philosophy of language. Before starting his PhD, he received his MLitt in Epistemology, Mind and Language from the University of St Andrews/Stirling and his MSc in Philosophy of Science from the London School of Economics.

  • Crispin Wright

    Crispin Wright is Global Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at New York University and Professor of Philosophical Research at the University of Stirling. His books include Wittgenstein on the Foundations of Mathematics (Harvard 1980); Frege’s Conception of Numbers as Objects (Humanities Press 1983); Realism Meaning and Truth (Blackwell 1986); Truth and Objectivity (Harvard 1992); The Reason’s Proper Study (with Bob Hale, OUP 2001), Rails to Infinity (Harvard 2001), Saving the Differences (Harvard 2003) and The Riddle of Vagueness (OUP 2021).

Articles (7 in this collection)

  1. Truth as none and many

    Authors

    • Will Gamester
    • Content type: Original Research
    • Open Access
    • Published: 24 November 2023
    • Article: 185
  2. Correspondence pluralism

    Authors

    • Gila Sher
    • Content type: Original Research
    • Open Access
    • Published: 15 November 2023
    • Article: 169
  3. On ways of being true

    Authors

    • Mark Jago
    • Content type: Original Research
    • Open Access
    • Published: 06 July 2023
    • Article: 18
  4. Truth (bearers) pluralism

    Authors

    • Andrea Strollo
    • Content type: Original Research
    • Open Access
    • Published: 27 March 2023
    • Article: 124