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Ideas for 'Modern Philosophy:introduction and survey', 'Habermas' and 'Philosophy of Chemistry'

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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 1. Truth
A true proposition is consistent with every other true proposition [Scruton]
     Full Idea: A true proposition is consistent with every other true proposition: no truth is contradicted by another.
     From: Roger Scruton (Modern Philosophy:introduction and survey [1994], 9.1)
     A reaction: Interesting. It resembles the rule that if you always tell the truth you don't need to remember what you said. Close to the heart of the concept of truth. Coherence and correspondence.
3. Truth / E. Pragmatic Truth / 1. Pragmatic Truth
The pragmatist does not really have a theory of truth [Scruton]
     Full Idea: The pragmatist does not really have a theory of truth.
     From: Roger Scruton (Modern Philosophy:introduction and survey [1994], 9.4)