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Single Idea 2572

[from 'Philosophy of Logics' by Susan Haack, in 3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 3. Correspondence Truth critique ]

Full Idea

It is surely less plausible to suppose that logical truth consists in correspondence to the facts than that 'factual' truth does.

Gist of Idea

Logical truth seems much less likely to 'correspond to the facts' than factual truth does

Source

Susan Haack (Philosophy of Logics [1978], 7.6)

Book Reference

Haack,Susan: 'Philosophy of Logics' [CUP 1980], p.113