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Full Idea
There is no difference between a true statement and a false statement, because they can use exactly the same words.
Gist of Idea
True and false statements can use exactly the same words
Source
Anon (Diss) (Dissoi Logoi - on Double Arguments [c.401 BCE], §4)
Book Ref
'The First Philosophers', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP 2000], p.294
| 1559 | Thracians think tattooing adds to a girl's beauty, but elsewhere it is a punishment [Anon (Diss)] |
| 1561 | Anything can be acceptable in some circumstances and unacceptable in others [Anon (Diss)] |
| 1560 | Lydians prostitute their daughters to raise a dowery, but no Greek would marry such a girl [Anon (Diss)] |
| 1563 | Every apparent crime can be right in certain circumstances [Anon (Diss), by PG] |
| 1562 | It is right to lie to someone, to get them to take medicine they are reluctant to take [Anon (Diss)] |
| 1564 | True and false statements can use exactly the same words [Anon (Diss)] |
| 1565 | We learn language, and we don't know who teaches us it [Anon (Diss)] |
| 1566 | The first priority in elections is to vote for people who support democracy [Anon (Diss)] |
| 1567 | How could someone who knows everything fail to act correctly? [Anon (Diss)] |