AP: unfortunately it is the BOME (the Bane Of My Existence) that people have no clue as to what a theory of truth does. Isn't that a central conundrum of philosophy of science? At least as regards how far an explanation (or theory of truth, especially a positivist theory) may "stand behind" empirical data? Still stuck on the "Grue" problem, Eric muddling and adding banes ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html