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Structural theories of truth struggle to express nonstratified defectiveness. Non-contractive theories also face this limitation, particularly when identifying defective sentences with those causing triviality under structural contraction.

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Area of Science:

Philosophy of language
Mathematical logic
Foundations of mathematics

Background:

Fully structural theories of truth are often considered limited in expressing nonstratified defectiveness.
Recent advancements include non-contractive theories of truth.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the expressive capabilities of non-contractive theories regarding nonstratified defectiveness.
To determine if non-contractive theories overcome limitations of previous structural theories.

Main Methods:

Analysis of non-contractive theories within the framework of structural theories of truth.
Examination of the consequences of identifying defective sentences with those yielding triviality under structural contraction.

Main Results:

Non-contractive theories share the expressive limitation of fully structural theories concerning nonstratified defectiveness.
This limitation persists under the condition that defective sentences lead to triviality when structural contraction is applied.

Conclusions:

Non-contractive theories, despite recent discussion, do not resolve the issue of expressing nonstratified defectiveness.
The expressive limitations are tied to the definition of defective sentences and the principle of structural contraction.