- logic - What is the difference between Fact and Truth? - Philosophy . . .
• Chocolate is good = Truth, not fact • I love my mom = Truth, not fact • God exists = Truth, not fact Many things exist in truth (according to an observer), and not fact Truths need an observer to exist Facts stand independent of an observer, wether we like it or not • The sun exists = fact • The earth orbits the sun = fact
- How Exactly Do You Define Truth? - Philosophy Stack Exchange
Deflationary theories of Truth: Deflationism about truth, what is often simply called “deflationism”, is really not so much a theory of truth in the traditional sense, as it is a different, newer sort of approach to the topic Traditional theories of truth are part of a philosophical debate about the nature of a supposed property of truth
- truth - What is opinion? - Philosophy Stack Exchange
It is commonly agreed that there is a clear distinction between fact and opinion Physical facts can be verified Opinion varies and may be based on faith But what about opinions which, over time,
- Can truth exist without language? - Philosophy Stack Exchange
In such context, truth and falsehood can be conceptualized as two collections of judgments Truth comprises those judgments that maintain logical consistency, independent of linguistic expression For simplicity, think of two bags: Truth, holding rules that are logically consistent between them; e g 1) I like to eat bugs, 2) eating bugs feels
- logic - The absolute truth paradox - Philosophy Stack Exchange
In this way truth depends on the person establishing a truth Newton's laws, the principle of contradiction, any truth whatever —these are true only as long as Dasein is Before there was any Dasein, there was no truth; nor will there be any after Dasein is no more For in such a case truth as disclosedness, uncovering, and uncoveredness
- logic - Is it true in some sense that the only truth people are . . .
All relative truth is an approximation of one absolute truth through various truths Truth is assumed, and the nature of assumption (as evidenced through the trillema) exists through forms Reversely, relativistic truth (as many interrelated truths) exist as a progression towards one truth
- How is Truth Different From Reality? - Philosophy Stack Exchange
5 Truth must be the cause or the source, but not the effect Or, a layman would say that truth must have these above mentioned qualities … or, truth itself is something related to quality rather than a state From a layman's point of view, reality can always be treated as a state, but truth cannot
- What is the difference between accuracy, certainty, truth and fact?
In particular, it seems that accuracy is held to be synonymous with truth in epistemology, although I am not sure whether this is correct Would the definition of truth not be shifting as the perspective shifts? And the same with accuracy? Would they also not always be synonymous, for example, something can be true but not accurate
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