PHIL 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Relativism, Correspondence Theory Of Truth, Factual Relativism
21 Nov 2020
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
If there is no truth, then there are no lies. The theory that a proposition is true just in case it corresponds with the facts or states of affairs in reality. Goes back to plato and aristotle, who said. To say that what is, is not, or that what is not is, is false; but to say that what is, is, and what is not, is not, is true. The view that reason can make impartial judgments; that there is. Inter-subjectively accessible knowledge, by definition truly independent of anyone"s biases, traditions, wishes, or other influences. Peirce and william james that interprets the meaning of a statement in terms of its practical consequences. A proposition is true or false according to its results. Any philosophical view in which there are no right answers or truth about existence, truth, beauty, or goodness.
