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EPISODE · Jul 18, 2025 · 51 MIN

Bertrand Russell: Truth and Falsehood

from Reading Philosophy · host Diffusion

Before we can talk about what kinds of truths we can know, we first need to get clear on what truth is.Russell sets out his versions of the correspondence theory of truth, by contrast with the coherence theory of truth.A belief is true if it corresponds to some mind-independent fact.You can join future live sessions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/philosophy⁠

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