Single Idea 11235

[catalogued under 3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 4. Uses of Truth]

Full Idea

It is crucial not to confuse 'true' with 'true of'. 'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words.

Gist of Idea

'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words

Source

Vassilis Politis (Aristotle and the Metaphysics [2004], 1.4)

Book Reference

Politis,Vasilis: 'Aristotle and the Metaphysics' [Routledge 2004], p.14


A Reaction

A beautifully simple distinction which had never occurred to me, and which (being a thoroughgoing realist) I really like.