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'Metaphysics', 'Intro to 2nd ed of Principia Mathematica' and 'Axiomatic Theories of Truth'
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 1. Truth
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Truth is a matter of asserting correct combinations and separations [Aristotle]
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Truth is either intuiting a way of being, or a putting together [Aristotle]
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Simple and essential truth seems to be given, with further truth arising in thinking [Aristotle]
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Truth axioms prove objects exist, so truth doesn't seem to be a logical notion [Halbach]
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Truth-value 'gluts' allow two truth values together; 'gaps' give a partial conception of truth [Halbach]
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth
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Any definition of truth requires a metalanguage [Halbach]
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Traditional definitions of truth often make it more obscure, rather than less [Halbach]
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If people have big doubts about truth, a definition might give it more credibility [Halbach]
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 6. Verisimilitude
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If one error is worse than another, it must be because it is further from the truth [Aristotle]
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