The objective of this dissertation is analyze the problem of truth as presented by Alfred Tarski in his essay The Semantic Conception of Truth . Other theories of truth are considered, explained and classified in the first chapter. The second chapter attempts provide a general characterization of correspondence theories of truth. Tarski s essay is discussed in the third, and, finally, in the fourth chapter, the semantic and correspondence theories are compared, and the philosophical importance of the former is evaluated.Financiadora de Estudos e ProjetosEsta dissertação tem por finalidade analisar o problema da verdade no trabalho apresentado por Alfred Tarski, chamado de Concepção Semântica da Verdade . Mas esta discussão não será aprese...