What you think truth is

Which philosophical account of truth sits closest to how you see it.

The major philosophical theories of what 'truth' means. A self-description of which view sits closest to yours — there's no settled answer in philosophy. (Philosophical theories of truth)

Groups

• Correspondence — A claim is true when it matches the way things actually are.
• Coherence — Truth is what fits consistently within a whole web of beliefs.
• Pragmatic — Truth is what proves useful and works in practice.
• Consensus — Truth is what a well-informed community would agree on.
• Constructivist — Truth is shaped by language, culture and context.
• Relativist — What's true can vary between perspectives or frameworks.
• Deflationary — Calling something 'true' adds nothing beyond asserting it.
• Sceptical — We can rarely, if ever, be certain what is truly true.

Related topics

• How you decide what's true
• Openness to unconventional ideas
• How you hold your views
• Need for Cognition
• How your curiosity works

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