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Truth and meaningfulness

Logic 2025-07-14 v1

Abstract

I outline a new theory of truth that resolves the classical and constructive versions of the liar paradox. The theory features a provably consistent axiomatization of a global self-applicative truth predicate. Truth is defined using Tarski's "convention T", but compositionality is automatic. The correct, non-paradoxical form of Frege's Basic Law V is given. This paper is a (very) condensed version of the account of truth advanced in my recent book *Constructive Countablism*.

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@article{arxiv.2507.08289,
  title  = {Truth and meaningfulness},
  author = {Nik Weaver},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.08289},
  year   = {2025}
}

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6 pages

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