The passage of some test that is appropriate to the matter in question.What would count as conclusive with regard to truth? — creativesoul
I think this is about the best anyone can do.I am sorry, my way of looking at it is to define it(truth, or other things) one way, and then see what we can do with it. Does it cover everything or not? — guptanishank
So a statement cant be true if it is logically valid, or assumed to be true(Putting definitions as assumptions as well, any rule too). — guptanishank
The passage of some test that is appropriate to the matter in question. — tim wood
"That is a tree" is a true statement if, and only if, that is a tree. — creativesoul
On the right, is what must be the case in order for the statement to be true. — creativesoul
Between what? — guptanishank
An orange is a fruit -- true, matches — AngleWyrm
Do you agree that the statement "an orange is a fruit" is a true statement?There is no left or right here. Orange is a fruit by definition. — guptanishank
The metalanguage needs to be larger than the object language, and the truth in the metalanguage, depends upon a greater metalanguage and so forth. — guptanishank
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