Philosophy / Unit 2 Philosophy 0050 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Correspondence Theory of Truth
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The idea
The correspondence theory: a belief is true when it matches how the world actually is—truth is agreement between statement and fact.
In practice
"The window is cracked" is true if the window is cracked. Nothing fancier: the statement answers to the glass.
Where people slip
The theory's challenge is explaining the match. What exactly does a belief about justice correspond to?
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