Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Archimedes, Gottfried Leibniz and Roger Scruton
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 1. Truth
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The predicate is in the subject of a true proposition [Leibniz]
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A truth is just a proposition in which the predicate is contained within the subject [Leibniz]
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A true proposition is consistent with every other true proposition [Scruton]
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth
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Defining truth presupposes that there can be a true definition [Scruton]
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 5. Truth Bearers
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Truth is a characteristic of possible thoughts [Leibniz]
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True and false seem to pertain to thoughts, yet unthought propositions seem to be true or false [Leibniz]
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 8. Subjective Truth
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We hold a proposition true if we are ready to follow it, and can't see any objections [Leibniz]
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Choose the true hypothesis, which is the most intelligible one [Leibniz]
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3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 1. Correspondence Truth
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Truth is correspondence between mental propositions and what they are about [Leibniz]
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3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 1. Coherence Truth
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Everything in the universe is interconnected, so potentially a mind could know everything [Leibniz]
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3. Truth / E. Pragmatic Truth / 1. Pragmatic Truth
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The pragmatist does not really have a theory of truth [Scruton]
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