raw_thought wrote:"A tautology's truth is certain, a proposition's possible, a contradiction's impossible."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Your,"Truth is that which is the 'actual' state of affairs!" is not a proposition, it is an attempted definition.
Which is exactly what the question, "What is truth?", begs! Though my def is not attempted, it is the actual definition. The, so called theories of truth are actually theories of how to recognize truths. The definition of truth is, "that which is actually the case." Think about it, if the definition of truth didn't already exist, how could one then come to terms with the theories of how to recognize it? They couldn't!
Origin of
truth: Middle English, Old English: before
900; Middle English treuthe, Old English trēowth (cognate with Old Norse tryggth faith).
Origin of
correspondence:
1375-1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin corrēspondentia.
Origin of
tautology: Late Latin, Greek:
1570-80; < Late Latin tautologia < Greek tautología. See tauto-, -logy
Origin of
coherence:
1570-80; coher(ent) + -ence
Origin of
consensus:
1850-55; < Latin, equivalent to consent (īre) to be in agreement, harmony ( con- con- + sentīre to feel; cf. sense ) + -tus suffix of v. action
Origin of
constructivism:
1920-25; constructive + -ism
Sequence is important to understanding, as all knowledge is a-posteriori! It's built layer upon layer over that which came earlier.
Remember, they are the theories "OF" truth!
"The question of what is a proper basis for deciding how words, symbols, ideas and beliefs may properly be considered true, whether by a single person or an entire society, is dealt with by the five most prevalent substantive theories listed below."
.............................................--Wikipedia--
