Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Jonathan Dancy, Sextus Empiricus and Iamblichus
expand these ideas
|
start again
|
choose
another area for these philosophers
display all the ideas for this combination of philosophers
5 ideas
3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 5. Truth Bearers
6021
|
It is only when we say a proposition that we speak truly or falsely [Sext.Empiricus]
|
3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 3. Correspondence Truth critique
2768
|
The correspondence theory also has the problem that two sets of propositions might fit the facts equally well [Dancy,J]
|
3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 1. Coherence Truth
2765
|
Rescher says that if coherence requires mutual entailment, this leads to massive logical redundancy [Dancy,J]
|
2769
|
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]
|
3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 2. Coherence Truth Critique
2766
|
Even with a tight account of coherence, there is always the possibility of more than one set of coherent propositions [Dancy,J]
|