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  2. Correspondence theory of truth - Wikipedia

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    Correspondence theory is a traditional model which goes back at least to some of the ancient Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle. [2] [3] This class of theories holds that the truth or the falsity of a representation is determined solely by how it relates to a reality; that is, by whether it accurately describes that reality.

  3. Category:Theories of truth - Wikipedia

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  4. Coherentism - Wikipedia

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    The coherentist theory of justification, which may be interpreted as relating to either theory of coherent truth, characterizes epistemic justification as a property of a belief only if that belief is a member of a coherent set. What distinguishes coherentism from other theories of justification is that the set is the primary bearer of ...

  5. Coherence theory of truth - Wikipedia

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    According to one view, the coherence theory of truth regards truth as coherence within some specified set of sentences, propositions or beliefs. [1] It is the "theory of knowledge which maintains that truth is a property primarily applicable to any extensive body of consistent propositions, and derivatively applicable to any one proposition in such a system by virtue of its part in the system ...

  6. Slingshot argument - Wikipedia

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    Thus, one way to look at the slingshot is as simply another argument in favor of Russell's theory of definite descriptions. If one is not willing to accept Russell's theory, then it seems wise to challenge either substitution or redistribution, which seem to be the other weakest points in the argument. Perry (1996), for example, rejects both of ...

  7. Correspondence - Wikipedia

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    1:1 correspondence, an older name for a bijection; Multivalued function; Correspondence (algebraic geometry), between two algebraic varieties; Corresponding sides and corresponding angles, between two polygons; Correspondence (category theory), the opposite of a profunctor; Correspondence (von Neumann algebra) or bimodule, a type of Hilbert space

  8. Correspondence (theology) - Wikipedia

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    The doctrine of analogy and correspondence, present in all esoteric schools of thinking, upholds that the Whole is One and that its different levels (realms, worlds) are equivalent systems, whose parts are in strict correspondence. So much so that a part in a realm symbolically reflects and interacts with the corresponding part in another realm.

  9. Dailymotion - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] In 2007, Dailymotion created ASIC, together with other companies in the sector. [7] Dailymotion supports a high-definition video resolution of 720p since February 2008, making it one of the earliest known HD video platforms. [4] [5] In October 2009, the French government invested in Dailymotion through the Strategic Investment ...