correspondence theory of truth

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criticism by Hegel

  • optical illusion: refraction of light
    In epistemology: G.W.F. Hegel

    …entails a kind of “correspondence” between belief and reality. The search for such a correspondence is logically absurd, Hegel argued, since every such search must end with some belief about whether the correspondence holds, in which case one has not advanced beyond belief. In other words, it is impossible…

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theories of truth

  • Aristotle
    In truth: The correspondence theory

    …place in people’s lives? The classic suggestion comes from Aristotle (384–322 bce): “To say of what is that it is, or of what is not that it is not, is true.” In other words, the world provides “what is” or “what is not,” and the true saying…

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