Michael Lynch
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Michael Lynch (philosopher)
| Full name | Michael Lynch |
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| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Analytic |
| Main interests | Truth Epistemology |
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Michael Lynch is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut and Associate Fellow of the Arché Centre for Logic, Language, Metaphysics and Epistemology at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. He is the author of Truth in Context (MIT Press, 1998) and True to Life (MIT Press, 2004)[1][2]
Lynch is most well known for his pluralist theory of truth.[3] His work on the value of truth has also attracted attention, including critical reactions from philosophers ranging from Marian David[4] to Richard Rorty.[5]
Notes
- ^ Truth in Context at the MIT Press
- ^ True to Life at the MIT Press
- ^ See Truth as One and Many (Oxford: [Oxford University Press], 2009)
- ^ "On Truth is Good'" Philosophical Books, 2005
- ^ "True to Life: Why Truth Matters by Michael Lynch. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, vol. LXXI, no. 1 (July 2005), pp. 231-239.
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