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What is truth

What is truth. Common theories. Truth is correspondence between a proposition and a fact Truth is the coherence of propositions (or beliefs) Truth is what works, what is practically useful. Objective truth. The objectivity of truth is found in the object—the emphasis is on the ‘what”

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What is truth

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  1. What is truth

  2. Common theories • Truth is correspondence between a proposition and a fact • Truth is the coherence of propositions (or beliefs) • Truth is what works, what is practically useful

  3. Objective truth • The objectivity of truth is found in the object—the emphasis is on the ‘what” • It is indifferent to our interests or concerns • It is always an approximation, never certain (except for knowledge of the self)

  4. Against systematic philosophy • Systematic philosophy attempts to understand the universe as a whole and to understand each individual as a component part of the whole. It is an attempt to understand the world from no point of view, understand it as it is in itself • K thinks this kind of philosophy is empty. It ignores the existing individual. If

  5. Subjective truth • Subjective truth emphasizes the how, not the what. • Subjective truth is important to us, it is something we embrace with passion. • Subjective truth requires objective uncertainty

  6. Suppose you believe in God on the basis of the evidence, by reflecting on theological proofs or historical data. Such a belief is necessarily tentative. It is open to revision, it is a belief one can have w/o any existential commitment

  7. Suppose you believe in God, and do so with objective uncertainty and existential (subjective) commitment. • This is a belief that matters to you. It is passionate. It is something that can change your life. • Objective belief on the other hand is indifferent, it just is—it has no signficance for the life of the individual.

  8. Since the how is more important than the what, there can be more truth in the worship of “an idol” than there is in worship of “the true God.” (p 1054)

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