Truth

Truth is the mother of virtue just as philosophy is the mother of the sciences. --- GE"As being is to becoming, so is truth to belief"  --- [ Timaeus ]
We're gonna miss the truth of ourselves
-- ParamoreWe made truth a norm, not a premium, which puts us on the side of the universe and natural law--- Steven PenderFrom ancient Rome to the current Internet age, this sweeping history of ideas explores how different epochs wrestled with the issue of truth and lies.From the ancient Greeks and Romans to the modern era, how have people determined what is true? How have those with power and influence sought to control the narrative? Are we living in a post-truth era, or is that notion simply the latest attempt to control the narrative? The relationship between truth and power is the key theme.Moving through major historical periods, the author focuses on notable people and events, from well-known leaders like Julius Caesar and Adolf Hitler to lesser-known individuals like Procopius and Savonarola. He notes distinct parallels in history to current events. Julius Caesar's publication of his Gallic Wars and Civil Wars was an early exercise in political spin not unlike what we see today. During the English Civil War and the Enlightenment, pamphleteering coupled with the new power of the printing press challenged the status quo, as online and social media does in our time.In Truth: A History of Lies from Ancient Rome to Modern America - 9781633886254 (rowman.com) https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781633886254/In-Truth-A-History-of-Lies-from-Ancient-Rome-to-Modern-America 
The meaning of the word truth extends from honesty, good faith, and sincerity in general, to agreement with fact or reality in particular. The term has no single definition about which a majority of professional philosophers and scholars agree, and various theories of truth continue to be debated. There are differing claims on such questions as what constitutes truth; how to define and identify truth; the roles that revealed and acquired knowledge play; and whether truth is subjective, relative, objective, or absolute.Truth – Virtue First Foundation. https://virtuefirst.info/virtues/truth/
== Rhizomata ==
* Veritas; Veracity; Truth in Lacan; Truth in Freud; Truth in Jung; Truth in Evola
* Lies; Falsehood; Epistemology
== Refer ==
* 109,1: Can we know truth without grace? St. Thomas invokes his general metaphysical thesis that no nature, be it corporeal or spiritual, can perform its characteristic actions unless it is moved by God. Thus every action by a created agent depends on God as the source of the form by which it acts and as the first mover cooperating with its act. In the case of our cognition of truth, the intellect has its natural form, the intelligible light or the light of natural reason, from God; and it can also by a special gift have the light of grace, which is added to its nature. However, this light of grace is not in principle required for the cognition of every truth; rather, it is required only in the case of the mysteries of the faith, which exceed our natural cognition.Alfred J. Freddoso. Buffalo Bills, John and Jean Oesterle Professor Emeritus of Thomistic Studies. Professor Emeritus of Philosophy University of Notre Dame.
Category:Virtues