Philosophy A-Level
Truth
What Truth means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
This concerns actual fact, and is to be distinguished from consistency.
The condition that p is true; a justified false belief lacks it.
Topics that use Truth
- Subject content: Philosophical terminology (AQA A-Level)
- What is knowledge? (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- A priori knowledge
- A priori/a posteriori distinction
- Ability knowledge
- Acquaintance knowledge
- Analytic/synthetic distinction
- Certainty versus necessity
- Claim type versus truth value
- Consistency
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