Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Jerry A. Fodor, Ernst Zermelo and Jonathan Dancy
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 5. Truth Bearers
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Psychology has to include the idea that mental processes are typically truth-preserving [Fodor]
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3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 3. Correspondence Truth critique
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The correspondence theory also has the problem that two sets of propositions might fit the facts equally well [Dancy,J]
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3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 1. Coherence Truth
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Rescher says that if coherence requires mutual entailment, this leads to massive logical redundancy [Dancy,J]
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If one theory is held to be true, all the other theories appear false, because they can't be added to the true one [Dancy,J]
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3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 2. Coherence Truth Critique
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Even with a tight account of coherence, there is always the possibility of more than one set of coherent propositions [Dancy,J]
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