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  2. plato.stanford.edu › entries › truthTruth (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

    Jun 13, 2006 · Truth is one of the central subjects in philosophy. It is also one of the largest. Truth has been a topic of discussion in its own right for thousands of years. Moreover, a huge variety of issues in philosophy relate to truth, either by relying on theses about truth, or implying theses about truth.

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  3. www.britannica.com › topic › truth-philosophy-and-logicTruth | Definition, Importance, Theories, & Facts | Britannica

    Truth, in philosophy, the property of sentences, assertions, beliefs, thoughts, or propositions that are said, in ordinary discourse, to agree with the facts or to state what is the case. Major theories of truth include those based on correspondence, coherence, truth conditions, and deflationism.

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  5. philosophynews.com › what-is-truthWhat is Truth? - Philosophy News

    Mar 22, 2015 · Paul Pardi. In this article, we look at a definition of truth and how various systems of philosophy define truth, how to determine what is true, how the question 'what is truth' differs from the question 'what is knowledge', and how facts and reality relate to the question of truth.

  6. iep.utm.edu › truthTruth | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    It is the problem of being clear about what you are saying when you say some claim or other is true. The most important theories of truth are the Correspondence Theory, the Semantic Theory, the Deflationary Theory, the Coherence Theory, and the Pragmatic Theory. They are explained and compared here.

  7. plato.stanford.edu › archIves › spr2010Truth (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Spring 2010 Edition)

    Jun 13, 2006 · Truth is one of the central subjects in philosophy. It is also one of the largest. Truth has been a topic of discussion in its own right for thousands of years. Moreover, a huge variety of issues in philosophy relate to truth, either by relying on theses about truth, or implying theses about truth.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TruthTruth - Wikipedia

    Truth or verity is the property of being in accord with fact or reality. [1] . In everyday language, truth is typically ascribed to things that aim to represent reality or otherwise correspond to it, such as beliefs, propositions, and declarative sentences. [2] Truth is usually held to be the opposite of false statement.

  9. plato.stanford.edu › entries › truth-correspondenceThe Correspondence Theory of Truth - Stanford Encyclopedia of ...

    May 10, 2002 · The Correspondence Theory of Truth. First published Fri May 10, 2002; substantive revision Thu May 28, 2015. Narrowly speaking, the correspondence theory of truth is the view that truth is correspondence to, or with, a fact—a view that was advocated by Russell and Moore early in the 20th century.

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