correspondence theory
1Correspondence theory of truth — Truth, holding a mirror and a serpent (1896). Olin Levi Warner, Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C. The correspondence theory of truth states that the truth or falsity of a statement is determined only by how it… …
2correspondence theory of truth — Aristotle said that a statement is true if it says of what is that it is, and of what is not that it is not (Metaphysics Γ, iv. 1011). But a correspondence theory is not simply the view that truth consists in correspondence with the facts, but… …
3correspondence theory — Philos. the theory of truth that a statement is rendered true by the existence of a fact with corresponding elements and a similar structure. Cf. coherence theory, pragmatic theory. [1900 05] * * * …
4correspondence theory — noun : a theory holding that truth consists in agreement between judgments or propositions and an independently existing reality contrasted with coherence theory …
5CORRESPONDENCE THEORY OF TRUTH — is the view that truth consists in its correspondence to REALITY and not in ABSTRACT IDEAS. See the COHERENCE THEORY OF TRUTH …
6Correspondence — may refer to: In general usage, non concurrent, remote communication between people, including letters, email, newsgroups, Internet forums, blogs Correspondence theory of truth (philosophy), a theory in epistemology Correspondence principle… …
7correspondence — theory of truth …
8Correspondence analysis — (CA) is a multivariate statistical technique proposed[1] by Hirschfeld[2] and later developed by Jean Paul Benzécri.[3] It is conceptually similar to principal component analysis, but applies to categorical rather than continuous data. In a… …
9Correspondence Publishing Committee — was a radical left organization led by C.L.R. James and Martin Glaberman that existed in the United States from approximately 1951 until it split in 1962. Contents 1 History 2 Facing Reality 3 Sources …
10Theory of Knowledge (IB course) — Theory of Knowledge (ToK) is a course taken by all International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme students. This course discusses how the student is able to know something. The student is described as an actor of knowledge who attempts to find… …
