contrary to truth

  • 1contrary — n antithesis, opposite, contradictory, antonym, antipode (see under OPPOSITE adj) Analogous words: *converse, reverse contrary adj 1 antithetical, *opposite, contradictory, antonymous, antipodal, antipodean Analogous words: divergent, disparate,… …

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  • 2Truth (religious) — Most religious traditions hold a body of truths that are part of the particular tradition. Such truths may be considered to be spiritually revealed, or may be developed through tradition, or may be a combination of both. Whatever these truths are …

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  • 3Truth by consensus — In philosophy, truth by consensus is the process of taking statements to be true simply because people generally agree upon them. Lakatos characterizes it as a watered down form of provable truth propounded by some sociologists of knowledge,… …

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  • 4Leibniz: truth, knowledge and metaphysics — Nicholas Jolley Leibniz is in important respects the exception among the great philosophers of the seventeenth century. The major thinkers of the period characteristically proclaim the need to reject the philosophical tradition; in their… …

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  • 5Criteria of truth — In epistemology, criteria of truth (or tests of truth) are standards and rules used to judge the accuracy of statements and claims. They are tools of verification. Understanding a philosophy s criteria of truth is fundamental to a clear… …

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  • 6Redundancy theory of truth — According to the redundancy theory of truth, or the disquotational theory of truth, asserting that a statement is true is completely equivalent to asserting the statement itself. For example, asserting the sentence   Snow is white is true is …

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  • 7The Truth About Mother Goose — Filmdaten Originaltitel The Truth About Mother Goose Produktionsland USA …

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  • 89/11 Truth Movement — The 9/11 Truth Movement is the name adopted by organizations and individuals that question the mainstream account of the September 11 attacks against the United States. Movement members communicate primarily through the Internet [cite web| url =… …

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  • 9An Inconvenient Truth — Infobox Film name = An Inconvenient Truth caption = Promotional poster for An Inconvenient Truth director = Davis Guggenheim Al Gore producer = Lawrence Bender Scott Z. Burns Laurie David Lesley Chilcott (co producer) writer = Al Gore (teleplay)… …

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  • 10un|truth´ful|ness — un|truth|ful «uhn TROOTH fuhl», adjective. 1. not truthful; contrary to the truth; untrue: »an untruthful rumor. 2. not telling the truth: »an untruthful child. –un|truth´ful|ly, adverb. –un|truth´ful|ness, noun …

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