A Nontransitive Theory of Truth over PA

David Ripley has argued extensively for a nontransitive theory of truth by dropping the rule of Cut in a sequent calculus setting in order to get around triviality caused by paradoxes such as the Liar. However, comparing his theory with a wide range of classical approaches in the literature is probl...

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Main Author: Jonathan Dittrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Argentina de Análisis Filosófico (SADAF) 2021-11-01
Series:Análisis Filosófico
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Online Access:http://analisisfilosofico.org/index.php/af/article/view/456
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Summary:David Ripley has argued extensively for a nontransitive theory of truth by dropping the rule of Cut in a sequent calculus setting in order to get around triviality caused by paradoxes such as the Liar. However, comparing his theory with a wide range of classical approaches in the literature is problematic because formulating it over an arithmetical background theory such as Peano Arithmetic is non-trivial as Cut is not eliminable in Peano Arithmetic. Here we make a step towards closing this gap by providing a suitable restriction of the Cut rule, which allows for a nontransitive theory of truth over Peano Arithmetic that is proof-theoretically as strong as the strongest known classical theory of truth.
ISSN:0326-1301
1851-9636