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When someone sincerely agrees with an assertion, they are claiming that it is the truth. Epistemology, the study of knowledge, seeks solutions for the many philosophical problems associated with truth. The first problem for philosophers is deciding what sorts of things are true or false, the so-called truth-bearers. At stake is the terminology we use to discuss truth. Then there are a range of theories about what makes these truth-bearers true. Some, the robust theories, treat truth as a property; others, the d ...

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• Truth - Theories about truth
• Truth - Robust theories
• Truth - Deflationary theories
• Truth - Formal definitions
• Truth - Types of truth
• Truth - Subjective versus objective
• Truth - Relative versus absolute
• Truth - Other uses of Truth
• Truth - Double truth
• Truth - True testimony
• Truth - Truth in logic
• Truth - Major philosophers who have proposed theories of truth

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Philosophers and logicians have proposed a number of broad theories about truth, which are now frequently sorted into two camps: Truth - Robust theories. Some theories hold in common that truth is a robust (sometimes inflationary) concept. These theories all hold that the surface grammar of sentences that seem to predicate truth or falsity, such as "Snow is white is true" can be taken at face value. Truth is a property, just as red is a property predicated of a barn in ...

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Truth, Truth - Bearers of truth, Truth - Theories about truth, Truth - Robust theories, Truth - Deflationary theories, Truth - Formal definitions, Truth - Types of truth, Truth - Subjective versus objective, Truth - Relative versus absolute, Truth - Other uses of Truth, Truth - Double truth, Truth - True testimony, Truth - Truth in logic, Truth - Major philosophers who have proposed theories of truth

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In addition to its use in reference to propositions, there are other uses of "truth" and "true" in the English language: most often applied to people, and is used as a commendation, synonymous with "loyal", as in she is true to her friends. This sense of truth should be contrasted with being fake, insincere, misleading and so on. True can mean "in accordance with a standard or archetype," which is how it is used in "He is a true Englishman." < ...

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Truth, Truth - Bearers of truth, Truth - Theories about truth, Truth - Robust theories, Truth - Deflationary theories, Truth - Formal definitions, Truth - Types of truth, Truth - Subjective versus objective, Truth - Relative versus absolute, Truth - Other uses of Truth, Truth - Double truth, Truth - True testimony, Truth - Truth in logic, Truth - Major philosophers who have proposed theories of truth

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Truth - Subjective versus objective. Subjective truths are those with which we are most intimately acquainted. That I like broccoli or that I have a pain in my foot are both subjectively true. Metaphysical subjectivism holds that all we have are such truths. That is, that all we can know about are, one way or another, our own subjective experiences. This view does not necessarily reject realism. But at the least it claims that we cannot ...

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Truth, Truth - Bearers of truth, Truth - Theories about truth, Truth - Robust theories, Truth - Deflationary theories, Truth - Formal definitions, Truth - Types of truth, Truth - Subjective versus objective, Truth - Relative versus absolute, Truth - Other uses of Truth, Truth - Double truth, Truth - True testimony, Truth - Truth in logic, Truth - Major philosophers who have proposed theories of truth

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Philosophers call any entity that can be true or false a "truth bearer." Propositions, sentences, statements, ideas, beliefs, and judgements are said to be truth bearers. Thus, a truth bearer, in the philosophical sense, is not a person or god. Some philosophers exclude one or more of these categories, or argue that some of them are true (or false) only in a derivative sense. These claims are made on the basis of theories ...

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Truth, Truth - Bearers of truth, Truth - Theories about truth, Truth - Robust theories, Truth - Deflationary theories, Truth - Formal definitions, Truth - Types of truth, Truth - Subjective versus objective, Truth - Relative versus absolute, Truth - Other uses of Truth, Truth - Double truth, Truth - True testimony, Truth - Truth in logic, Truth - Major philosophers who have proposed theories of truth

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