I think there is indeed some overuse of the term, which prompts me to blabber for a while here, to put my current thoughts on record if anything. Feel free to skip any or all of the following.There are two uses of the word in play. One is about what we take to be true. The other is akin to absolute truth. — frank
If you mean cross-cultural truths - things that are true for more than one culture - then why not say that, instead of using the ambiguous term absolute. — Banno
Yes he did what? — Terrapin Station
Its called the identity theory of truth. A proposition is identical to a fact. The late Russell tried to drop propositions in favor of beliefs, but it's generally accepted that that doesnt work. — frank
interpret Tarski to be referring to an actuality in his t-sentence. Maybe Tarski thinks he is not. Is there a privileged interpretation of the T-sentence? What would determine the truth in this case? — Janus
Sometimes there is no greater power that is calling a power to account for their immorality. It still does not negate the opportunity for a power to do so, because ultimately, morality is a judgement of the rightness or wrongness of a power. — Serving Zion
What I am trying to get at is that what is true can be relative or absolute; i.e. relative to some context or true independent of any and all contexts. And what is true can also be relative or absolute relative to any particular context. So in the context of humanity as a whole there will be some things which are true always and everywhere and other which will be true only relative to certain cultures. — Janus
They provide social pressure to make such and such a choice. — Banno
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