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[[Category:philosophical concepts]][[category:slippery words]][[Truth]] is an attribute which may or may not apply to any given piece of information. It is one of the most basic concepts underlying [[rationality]] and the way we think about the world, and is hence rather difficult to define objectively.
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In general, it is understood that there is an underlying [[reality]] to which we have no direct access, and whose effects we ultimately perceive through our [[senses]] and analyze through our ability to [[reason]]. (We may use [[tool]]s whose senses are keener than our own and whose analytical abilities surpass ours in some ways, but we ultimately understand their workings and receive their determinations via our own reason and senses.) Information is called "true" if we are reasonably certain that it accurately reflects that underlying reality, and "false" if we are reasonably certain that it does not.
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Many groups of people, however, are of the opinion that our senses and reason are less trustworthy than certain bodies of writing; these writings are called [[scripture]], and the sets of [[belief]]s subscribed to by these groups (and derived from these scriptural works) are called [[religion]]s or [[faith]]s. There is ongoing conflict globally between such groups with differing sets of beliefs (due to different scriptures being followed) as well as between (on the one hand) groups who trust in scripture and (on the other) individuals who prefer to trust their own senses and reason; at its core, this conflict is essentially between [[authoritarianism]] and [[individualism]] (or at least [[non-authoritarianism]]); see [[reason vs. religion]].
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==About==
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[[Truth]] is an attribute which may or may not apply to any given piece of information. It is one of the most basic concepts underlying [[rationality]] and the way we think about the world, and is hence rather difficult to define objectively.
  
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The question of what one believes to be true is determined by one's [[belief system]].
 
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* [[Science]] is the active use of tools, together with techniques for minimizing the effects of our innate biases (see [[human nature]]), for gathering new [[truth]]s.
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* [[Epistemology]] is the study of truth; [[antiepistemology]] is the study of truth-hiding.
 
==Reference==
 
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* Wikipedia:
 
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** [[wikipedia:Truth|Truth]]
 
** [[wikipedia:Truth|Truth]]
 
** [[wikipedia:Truth theory|Truth theory]] (''or'' a theory of truth) is a conceptual framework that underlies a particular conception of truth, such as those used in art, ethics, logic, mathematics, philosophy, the sciences, or any discussion that either mentions or makes use of a notion of truth.  
 
** [[wikipedia:Truth theory|Truth theory]] (''or'' a theory of truth) is a conceptual framework that underlies a particular conception of truth, such as those used in art, ethics, logic, mathematics, philosophy, the sciences, or any discussion that either mentions or makes use of a notion of truth.  
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** [[wikipedia:Epistemology|Epistemology]] or the theory of knowledge is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature and scope of knowledge. Much of the debate in this field has focused on analyzing the nature of knowledge and how it relates to similar notions such as [[truth]] and belief.
 
 
==Blog Entries==
 
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* '''2007-08-16''' [http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/08/truth---the-neg.html Truth - The Neglected Virtue] by Robin Hanson
 
* '''2007-08-16''' [http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/08/truth---the-neg.html Truth - The Neglected Virtue] by Robin Hanson

Revision as of 00:01, 28 October 2015

About

Truth is an attribute which may or may not apply to any given piece of information. It is one of the most basic concepts underlying rationality and the way we think about the world, and is hence rather difficult to define objectively.

The question of what one believes to be true is determined by one's belief system.

Related Pages

Reference

  • Wikipedia:
    • Truth
    • Truth theory (or a theory of truth) is a conceptual framework that underlies a particular conception of truth, such as those used in art, ethics, logic, mathematics, philosophy, the sciences, or any discussion that either mentions or makes use of a notion of truth.

Blog Entries

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