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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 4. Uses of Truth

[how 'truth' is used in thought and enquiry]

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Like animals, we seek truth because we want safety [Nietzsche]
'Truth' is the will to be master over the multiplicity of sensations [Nietzsche]
Truth is what unites, and the profound truths create a community [Jaspers]
'Truth' is the procedures for controlling which statements are acceptable [Foucault]
Truth is a method of deducing facts from propositions [McGinn]
The notion of truth is to help us make use of the utterances of others [Field,H]
Truth relates truthbearers to truthmakers [Heil]
'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words [Politis]