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[from 'My Philosophical Development' by Bertrand Russell, in 3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 5. Truth Bearers ]

Full Idea

Truth and falsehood both belong primarily to beliefs, and only derivatively to propositions and sentences.

Gist of Idea

Truth belongs to beliefs, not to propositions and sentences

Source

Bertrand Russell (My Philosophical Development [1959], Ch.15)

Book Reference

Russell,Bertrand: 'My Philosophical Development' [Routledge 1993], p.136


A Reaction

I'm not sure why a proposition which is date/place stamped ('it is raining, here and now') could not be considered a truth, even if no one believed it. Is not the proposition 'squares have four sides' true?