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Single Idea 5417

[filed under theme 3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 7. Falsehood ]

Full Idea

A good theory of truth must be such as to admit of its opposite, falsehood.

Gist of Idea

A good theory of truth must make falsehood possible

Source

Bertrand Russell (Problems of Philosophy [1912], Ch.12)

Book Ref

Russell,Bertrand: 'The Problems of Philosophy' [OUP 1995], p.70