159. Theories of Truth, Part 1 | THUNK
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Date: 2018-12-19

Philosophers aren't just preoccupied with fundamental truths - they think a fair amount about what truth *is.*

-Links for the Curious-

Most of this summary is lifted from Blackburn's recent book "On Truth." It's fantastic. You should read it.

Correspondence Theory, SEP - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth-correspondence/

Coherence Theory, SEP - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth-coherence/

David Hume - Why You're Probably Wrong about Everything You Know - 
 https://medium.com/personal-growth/david-hume-why-youre-probably-wrong-about-everything-you-know-62fb4caa2b21 

IEP on Hume - https://www.iep.utm.edu/hume/