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Single Idea 19389

[catalogued under 3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 5. Truth Bearers]

Full Idea

Truth really belongs to the class of thoughts which are possible.

Gist of Idea

Truth is a characteristic of possible thoughts

Source

Gottfried Leibniz (Dialogue on Things and Words [1677], p.7)

Book Reference

Leibniz,Gottfried: 'Leibniz Selections', ed/tr. Wiener,Philip P. [Scribners 1951], p.7


A Reaction

I like the fact that this ties truth to 'thoughts', rather than peculiar abstract unthought entities called 'propositions', but I take it that thoughts which are possible but not thought will thereby not exist, so they can't be true.

Related Idea

Idea 19388 True and false seem to pertain to thoughts, yet unthought propositions seem to be true or false [Leibniz]