Lesson 5: Kinds of Truths Flashcards
It lies at the heart of any inquiry
Truth
It is a product of questions that allow for clear answers provided by facts
Knowledge
The clear awareness and understanding of something
Knowledge
Statements which are observed to be real or truthful
Facts
KINDS OF TRUTH
Sense experiences
Empirical Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
Posteriori
Empirical Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
established by means of reason
Rational Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
Knowledge gained through observation and experience
Empirical Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
apriori
(it can be known before some relevant experience)
Rational Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
Does not extend our knowledge
(The information provided by the predicate in the information provided by the subject)
Analytic Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
it extends our knowledge
(The information provided by the predicate is not contained in the information provided by the subject)
Synthetic Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
Knowledge gained through reasoning and logic, independent of sensory experience.
Rational Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
A statement that extends our knowledge, where the predicate adds new information not contained in the subject.
Synthetic Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
A statement that does not extend our knowledge, as the predicate is already contained within the subject
Analytic Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
It is not true in all possible situations
Contingent Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
A truth that is true in some situation but not in others.
Contingent Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
It is true in all possible situations
Necessary Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
A truth that is true in all possible situations
Necessary Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
Dependent on the attitude, preferences or interest of a person or a group of persons
Subjective Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
It is more on value judgment and factual judgment
Objective Truth
KINDS OF TRUTH
Arrived through the inductive reasoning.
Probable Truth (Inductive)
KINDS OF TRUTH
The truth of the statement arrived at through the process of deductive reasoning
Certain Truth (Deductive)
DISCIPLINAL KINDS OF TRUTH
The theory of evolution, the laws of gravity, the existence of atoms, the heliocentric model of the solar system.
Scientific
DISCIPLINAL KINDS OF TRUTH
The belied in a higher power or deity, the existence of an afterlife, the sacredness of certain texts or practices
Religious
DISCIPLINAL KINDS OF TRUTH
The structure of DNA, the process of photosynthesis, the human circulatory system, the function of hormones.
Biological
DISCIPLINAL KINDS OF TRUTH
The concept of supply and demand, the role of interest rates in economic growth, the impact of government policies on inflation, the distribution of wealth.
Economic
DISCIPLINAL KINDS OF TRUTH
The concept of cognitive dissonance, the existence of different personality types, the power of positive thinking, the role of neurotransmitters in mood regulation.
Psychological
