Worldly Theories of Truth // Show Notes
5 Worldly Theories of Truth
- (2:20) Correspondence Theory of Truth- truth is the experience of what corresponds to reality.
- (3:47) Coherentism Theory of Truth – something is true if it is rational, does it make sense given the nature of reality.
- Belief is true if it coheres to the overarching systems of belief.
- (16:21) Pragmatism Theory of Truth – something that works, if it works then it is true.
- True beliefs are accepted at the end of an inquiry.
- Falls closely with empirical evidence
- (23:15) Deflationary Theory of Truth – the word truth doesn’t mean anything. Truth is a non-sensical concept.
- The problem with deflationary theory is, if the word truth doesn’t matter, then why do we care so much about it? – Raymond Tallis
- The problem with deflationary theory is, if the word truth doesn’t matter, then why do we care so much about it? – Raymond Tallis
- (28:08) Nihilism Theory of Truth – nothing is true.
- We only know things through our brains.
- Truth is entirely an invention of the human brain
- Relativism is part of that – truth is out there, but we can’t ever really know what it is because everyone is different and interprets things different.
Other notable episode timestamps:
- (9:22) Discussion of Belief vs. Truth
- (18:19) Danger of Rebuilding Faith with a Pragmatic Theory
- (19:03) Discussion of Community Capital
- (37:53) Why are these Theories relevant to us?
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After hearing the comment on the NIV, “Nearly Inspired Version”, I’m curious as to what translation the three or four of you use or recommend for studying purposes.
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