Sun 23 May, 2010 09:44 pm - [QUOTE=kennethamy;167861]But there is no need to choose between truth and opinion because, as I have already explained, opinions can be either true or false. So the choice is not between truth and... (view)
Sun 23 May, 2010 08:32 pm - [QUOTE=kennethamy;167861]But there is no need to choose between truth and opinion because, as I have already explained, opinions can be either true or false. So the choice is not between truth and... (view)
Sun 23 May, 2010 07:26 pm - [QUOTE=kennethamy;167829]Aristotle defines truth as follows: To say what is true is to say that what is, is: and to say what is not true is to say that what is not, is not. Now, .........[/QUOTE]... (view)
Sun 23 May, 2010 05:38 pm - [QUOTE=kennethamy;167797]Why do you think we have to be certain that something is true to know it is true. I am not certain Quito is the capital of Ecuador, It is possible for me to me mistaken... (view)
Sun 23 May, 2010 03:49 pm - [QUOTE=kennethamy;167790]Opinion is not something [B]contrasted[/B] with truth, as you seem to think it is. Opinions can be either true or false. A physician may give it as his true opinion that... (view)
Sun 23 May, 2010 03:30 pm - [QUOTE=Reconstructo;167165]What is the relation between truth, opinion, and time?
If we make a claim to "Truth" that does not stop being the truth, are we not forced to make a claim on... (view)
Sun 23 May, 2010 02:30 pm - Hello all
I've studied philosophy informally and sporadically since I could read and understand it. My first philosophy book was "The Republic" at the age of 13, I checked it out... (view)