KINDS OF TRUTH Flashcards
“The Philippines is an archipelago”
CONTINGENT TRUTH
depends on geographical location
arrived through inductive reasoning
PROBABLE TRUTH
statement that extends our knowledge
SYNTHETIC TRUTH
“It is raining here”
CONTINGENT TRUTH
only true in some places
gained through reasoning and logic, independent from sensory experience
RATIONAL TRUTH
the predicate is already contained within the subject
ANALYTIC TRUTH
“The sun rises in the east”
EMPIRICAL TRUTH
this statement is based on knowledges and experiences
synthetic truths are also what kind of truth?
EMPIRICAL TRUTH
true in all possible situations
NECESSARY TRUTH
“2 + 2 = 4”
NECESSARY TRUTH
based on mathematical logic
can only be known by the person who has the belief
PRIVATE TRUTH
what kind of truth is empirical?
CONTINGENT
“The painting is beautiful”
SUBJECTIVE TRUTH
based on opinion and tatse
“I believe in ghosts”
PRIVATE TRUTH
based on personal belief and experience
“The cat is on the mat”
SYNTHETIC TRUTH
the predicate “on the mat” provides information about the cat
gained through observation and experience
EMPIRICAL TRUTH
“It will rain tomorrow”
PROBABLE TRUTH
based on weather predictions, which is not always accurate
not true in all possible situations
CONTINGENT TRUTH
“The Earth revolves around the sun”
PUBLIC TRUTH
supported by scientific evidence and accepted by the scientific community
this is in principle, known by everyone
PUBLIC TRUTH
“All bachelors are unmarried men”
RATIONAL TRUTH/ANALYTIC TRUTH/CERTAIN TRUTH/NECESSARY TRUTH
derived from definition of a “bachelor”
‘A triangle has three sides”
ANALYTIC TRUTH
the predicate “has three sides” is part of the definition of a triangle
dependent on the attitude, preferences or interest of a person or a group of persons
SUBJECTIVE TRUTH
“The sum of angles in a triangle equals 180 degrees”
RATIONAL TRUTH
geometric truth, proven through logical deduction
