Abstract
The compound word “truth-value”, sometimes written “truth value”, is a bit monstrous and ambiguous. It is the name of a central concept of modern logic, but has not yet invaded everyday language. An ordinary man will say: it is true that Paris is the capital of France, rather than: the truth-value of “Paris is the capital of France” is true. And a mathematician also will say: it is true that 2 + 3 = 5, rather than the truth-value of “2 + 3 = 5” is true. We don't even find “truth-values” in postmodern or new age discussions side by side with “quantum leap”, “imaginary number”, “betacognition”. It seems that “truth-value” is exclusively used by logicians, philosophers of logic and analytic philosophers. In this paper we will examine the origin of this strange way of speaking and the concept related to it.
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