Types of Truth and Philosophical Categories

A complete set of flashcards covering the various classifications and examples of truth as presented in the lecture notes, including rational, empirical, synthetic, analytic, and others.

What is rational truth and how is it known?

Rational truth is truth arrived at by means of reason. It is classified as $A priori$, meaning it can be known before some relevant experience.

What is empirical truth and how is it known?

Empirical truth is truth arrived at by means of sense of experience. It is classified as $A posteriori$, meaning it can be known after some relevant experience.

What characterizes synthetic truth?

Synthetic truth extends our knowledge and is also considered an empirical truth.

How is analytic truth defined in relation to knowledge?

Analytic truth does not extend our knowledge and is also considered a rational truth.

What is the definition of a contingent truth?

A contingent truth is a truth that is not true in all possible situations; it is also an empirical truth.

What defines a necessary truth?

A necessary truth is true in all possible situations and is also considered a rational truth.

How is public truth characterized?

Public truth is, in principle, known by everyone; it is considered both a rational and empirical truth.

What is private truth?

Private truth is known by the person who has the belief or makes the statement considered to be true; it is referred to as the truth of a psychological statement.

What is subjective truth based on?

Subjective truth is dependent on the attitude, preferences, or interests of a person or persons, often involving aesthetic judgment.

How is objective truth defined?

Objective truth is not dependent on the attitude, preferences, or interests of a person or persons; it involves factual judgment.

What is relative truth?

Relative truth is a truth acknowledged by someone and is also considered a subjective truth.

What is deductive truth and its level of certainty?

Deductive truth is a truth of statement arrived at through deductive reasoning and is characterized as a certain truth.

What is inductive truth and its level of certainty?

Inductive truth is a truth of statement arrived at through inductive reasoning and is characterized as a probable truth.