What is Truth? (based on Youtube vid)

What is the standard definition of truth according to Simon Blackburn?

• Truth is correspondence with the facts.

• Truth is what is believed by the majority.

• Truth is an abstract concept with no real definition.

• Truth is determined by societal norms.

What philosophical stance does Simon Blackburn take on truth?

• Relativism

• Deflationism

• Correspondence theory

• Pragmatism

Which theory of truth suggests that truth is what works in practice?

• Correspondence theory

• Minimalist theory

• Pragmatism

• Coherence theory

What does Raymond Tallis argue against strongly?

• Pragmatism

• Relativism

• Correspondence theory

• Deflationism

According to John Hawthorne, what is a paradigm case of true belief that isn't knowledge?

• A universally accepted fact

• A belief based on empirical evidence

• A guess that turns out to be correct

• A well-researched hypothesis

What is necessary for a belief to be considered knowledge according to the text?

• It has to be scientifically proven.

• It needs to be true and justifiable.

• It must be widely accepted.

• It should be based on a religious text.

According to the text, what makes it difficult to claim we know anything about the future?

• Because even probable events, like not winning the lottery, cannot be known with certainty.

• Because we cannot predict the weather accurately.

• Because future events are always changing.

• Because knowledge of the future requires psychic abilities.

What does John Hick suggest about objective truths?

• They can be easily proven in any field.

• They are limited to definitional systems like mathematics.

• They are mostly found in religious texts.

• They are definitive and unchangeable.

How does Michael Shermer view the correspondence theory of truth from an evolutionary perspective?

• It is irrelevant to survival.

• It is less accurate than the coherence theory of truth.

• It matches reality, aiding survival.

• It is purely a social construct.

What stance does the text suggest we take towards declarations of truth?

• We should always accept them as absolute.

• We should rely on religious experiences for truth.

• We should be humble and recognize our interpretative role.

• We should only trust truths that are scientifically verified.