LESSON 4: TRUTH VS. OPINION
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30 Terms
PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE
TRUTH IS CONNECTED WITH THE
HAVE THE TRUTH
TO KNOW IS TO
MORTIMER ADER
WROTE “HOW TO THINK ABOUT THE TRUTH”
SKEPTICISM
BELIEF THAT NOTHING CAN BE KNOWN FOR CERTAIN OR THAT ALL CLAIMS ARE EQUALLY TRUE AND FALSE
IMPOSSIBLE
IF SKEPTICISM IS TRUE, THEN KNOWLEDGE ITSELF IS
SKEPTICISM
TO KNOW SOMETHING IS TO DOUBT
RELATIVISM
TRUTH DEPENDS ON THE INDIVIDUAL OR CULTURE
RELATIVISM
WHAT’S TRUE FOR YOU MAY NOT BE TRUE FOR ME
RELATIVISM
TRUTH IS DEPENDENT ON THE PERSON OR CULTURE
PRAGMATISM
TRUTH IS WHAT “WORKS” OR PRODUCES PRACTICAL RESULTS
PRAGMATISM
TRUTH IS WHAT WORKS
PRAGMATISM
IDEALISTIC AND REALISTIC
CORRESPONDENCE THEORY
TRUTH IS WHEN A STATEMENT MATCHES OBJECTIVE REALITY
CORRESPONDENCE THEORY
TRUTH IS WHAT CORRESPONDS FROM THE MIND WITH THE REALITY
CORRESPONDENCE THEORY
A STATEMENT IS TRUE IF IT MATCHES OR AGREES WITH REALITY OR FACTS
CORRESPONDENCE THEORY
WHAT YOU SAY MATCHES WITH WHAT’S HAPPENING
COHERENCE THEORY
TRUTH IS WHAT LOGICALLY FITS WITHIN A SYSTEM OF BELIEFS
COHERENCE THEORY
BECAUSE EVERYONE BELIEVES IT’S TRUE
COHERENCE THEORY
A BELIEF IS TRUE IF AND ONLY IF IT COHERES WITH A SYSTEM OF OTHER BELIEFS
COHERENCE THEORY
IT’S TRUE IF IT MAKES SENSE AND DOESN’T CONTRADICT OTHER FACTS OR BELIEFS
SKEPTICISM
TRUTH IS UNCERTAIN OR UNKNOWABLE
SKEPTICISM
DOUBLE AND CRITICAL INQUIRY
RELATIVISM
DEPENDENT ON CULTURE OR PERSPECTIVE
RELATIVISM
CONTEXT AND VIEWPOINTS
PRAGMATISM
WHAT WORKS IS USEFUL
PRAGMATISM
PRACTICAL RESULTS
CORRESPONDENCE THEORY
MATCHING OBJECTIVE REALITY
CORRESPONDENCE THEORY
AGREEMENT WITH FACTS
COHERENCE THEORY
FITTING WITHIN A BELIEF SYSTEM
COHERENCE THEORY
LOGICAL CONSISTENCY