Philosophy A-Level
Claim type versus truth value
What Claim type versus truth value means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The distinction concerns the kind of claim being made, not how confident the speaker is; an objective claim may be false and a subjective report may be accurate.
Topics that use Claim type versus truth value
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