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'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'On Propositions: What they are, and Meaning' and 'Logical Properties'
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 4. Uses of Truth
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Truth is a method of deducing facts from propositions [McGinn]
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 5. Truth Bearers
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In its primary and formal sense, 'true' applies to propositions, not beliefs [Russell]
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3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 1. For Truthmakers
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The truth or falsehood of a belief depends upon a fact to which the belief 'refers' [Russell]
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3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 1. Correspondence Truth
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Propositions of existence, generalities, disjunctions and hypotheticals make correspondence tricky [Russell]
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3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 3. Correspondence Truth critique
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'Snow does not fall' corresponds to snow does fall [McGinn]
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The idea of truth is built into the idea of correspondence [McGinn]
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3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 2. Coherence Truth Critique
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The coherence theory of truth implies idealism, because facts are just coherent beliefs [McGinn]
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3. Truth / H. Deflationary Truth / 3. Minimalist Truth
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Truth is the property of propositions that makes it possible to deduce facts [McGinn]
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Without the disquotation device for truth, you could never form beliefs from others' testimony [McGinn]
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