PHIL 2605 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Coherence Theory, Coherentism, Correspondence Theory Of Truth
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Begins by pressing the importances on getting clear about the nature of truth. Understanding the nature of truth of the upmost importance for us all. We have an increasing awareness today, of the lters through which truth is discovered. (we are becoming more and more aware that truth is often coming to us through one lens or another) An increasingly so sticated citizenry is increasingly aware of the political lters through which truth is discovered. Furthermore, if you look at the sciences what your likely to see is an alarming rate of disagreement amoung scientists. So if you look at sciences to solve problem of truth, then what you"ll see is theres alot of disagreement/ We live in a world where we have to make decisions over sources of truth to trust. What we need is an account on truth that doesn"t try to sort of mask over these facts about truth.
