Essay on Truth

valence upon. To tell the truth is considered the morally correct thing to do. Much ink has been spilled on the nature of truth and its importance. For instance, Kant thought that it was an imperative to tell the truth. To do otherwise, he considered, is a violation of the categorical imperative since one could not will lying to be a universal law. “This means that when you tell a lie, you merely take exception to the general rule that says everyone should always tell the truth” (Groundwork…

we have, but the question of whether it is the truth arises. We could think about some different readings like The Matrix, The Republic, and Meditation evolving whether or not knowing the truth is reliable or just a dream. While some differences between The Matrix, The Republic, and Meditation are noticeable, the similarities are striking. The similarities between these reading range…

of what they live. To be freed from the ignorant state of mind and enjoy the power of choosing to perceive the contrived reality or the truth, it is essential to be guided by someone who has already been enlightened and that will help one pass through the treacherous process of learning how to change the fictitious perception. Once people are shown the truth by someone who has already been enlightened, the views on perception is chosen by the…

that this is another standard by which he can measure the truth and knowledge of the outside world (64). Also included in this theory of CDP is the idea that because he can separate himself from everything but his thought, he must consist of only a thinking thing (65). Consequently, that which can be divided from himself does not necessarily exist, such as sense perceptions or a body. Another standard Descartes presents in determining the truth of knowable things is if the deceiving God could…

with Athens representing truth through reason and philosophy and Jerusalem representing truth through insights of revelation and purity of soul. Therefore, faith and reason have always posed tension by their proximity and their constantly juxtaposing views. Many view these two concepts as complete opposites, that reason is proven by fact and that faith cannot be proven. However, some philosophers have described how faith and reason can actually come together to come to the truth and how faith…

handle by occupying ourselves or just trying to ignore them. Though no matter what we do at one point or another in our lives we have to face the truth and overcome the pain it that it may bring. The introductory paragraphs of “The Centaur” and “Laughing in the Hills” supports the theme that one day we will encounter human conditions and face universal truths. The authors use first actions/descriptions, pairings suggesting power, repeated words and ideas, and literary devices to not only…

necessary truth. Although a evil deceiver has to be considered to find necessary truths, Descartes claims there is no such evil deceiver. There is only a infinite all good God. Since there is an all good God, this God would not try to deceiver us. Thus, Mathematical statements can be concluded as an necessary truth again because there is no evil deceiver deceiving us. Descartes comes back to the conclusion that I, God, and mathematics are necessary truths. Due to them being necessary truths,…

use of the “degrees of truth” approach, however, is able to solve this paradox by ultimately suggesting the invalidity of modus ponens and therefore rejecting the reasoning of these arguments. While the rejection of modus ponens is undoubtedly a controversial decision to make, it is ultimately supported due to the idea that modus ponens is only true for statements that are completely true or completely false. For everything in between, it tends to “leak” a small amount of truth, and over…

dialogue in respect to sex, in actuality, served as a way to conceal sex rather than to expose its truths. Foucault delves even further into the types of discourse on sex that was used, specifically, during the nineteenth century, in both Western and Eastern civilizations. He examines the similarities and discrepancies between the approaches of these societies, and outlines the way that the supposed truth of sex is produced: through ars erotica and scientia…

to see and understand the truth, one must find a way to become physically blind according to King Oedipus. One who is physically blind can see the truth, while the man with sight is blind of it. In Sophocles, Oedipus Rex, there is a recurring motif of blindness versus sight both physically and metaphorically. Throughout the play sight is used as a metaphor for truth and insight, as well as physically because multiple characters are blind. Oedipus’s blindness of the truth, due to his excess pride…