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  1. How Exactly Do You Define Truth? - Philosophy Stack Exchange

    Feb 12, 2022 · Well, the truth itself is the way things are, and like you're saying, there isn't so much we can do to further define that. It just is. But there's a second consideration, which is that humans make …

  2. Can truth exist without language? - Philosophy Stack Exchange

    Feb 24, 2025 · 5 "Whether truth can exist without language" and "that truth is an objective reality that exists independently of us" are not opposed claims, although they don't imply one another. A …

  3. logic - What is the difference between Fact and Truth? - Philosophy ...

    Truth is what the singer gives to the listener when she’s brave enough to open up and sing from her heart. But still curious about the difference between both of them. In our daily life, in general …

  4. logic - The absolute truth paradox - Philosophy Stack Exchange

    Dec 3, 2024 · "There is no absolute truth because we as humans are restrained from ever knowing it" is fallacious, what humans can know imposes no restriction on what is. And "this" will only be a way out …

  5. How is Truth Different From Reality? - Philosophy Stack Exchange

    Aug 3, 2023 · So basically philosophical truth is not too different from how we use truth commonly, we just want to come up with a definition thats not ineffable. Sort of like how everyone knows what …

  6. Is there such a thing as completely objective truth?

    Feb 9, 2022 · Apologies if this question has been asked before, I looked at similar ones and couldn't find one that answered this exact question. Is there such a thing as truth completely independent of …

  7. Is Truth the Primary Epistemic Goal? - Philosophy Stack Exchange

    Just truth, as primary candidate is unduly reductive. Epistemology is more than truth as a goal: it is the study of successful cognition. Thus the pluralist rejects the account of truth as the primary epistemic …

  8. Theories of truth in fiction - Philosophy Stack Exchange

    Sep 19, 2024 · So, the short of it then is that truth about literal fiction is understood to be relevant to the context of the fiction, and sometimes when the truth of statements is questionable in regards to being …

  9. epistemology - What does Nietzsche mean by "there are no facts, only ...

    I came across this philosophical thought. There are no facts, only interpretations written by Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900). As translated from Notebooks, Summer 1886 – Fall 1887, in The Portable

  10. What is the basis for Kant's misquote "If the truth shall kill them ...

    Mar 30, 2020 · I recently discovered that the quote "If the truth shall kill them, let them die" is falsely attributed to Kant, and actually stems from Ayn Rand paraphrasing Kant [1] [2] Which work/passage …