This video introduces deflationary theories of truth. First I consider some of the basic motivations of deflationism, then I outline the distinction between radical and moderate deflationism, and I finally I consider two objections to deflationism.

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0:00 – Introduction
1:38 – Basic commitments of deflationism
5:37 – Is truth a property?
8:10 – Motivations
13:49 – Redundancy theory
23:38 – Performative theory
32:07 – Against radical deflationism
34:46 – Disquotationalism
42:24 – “Because”
46:55 – Truth and success