Truth Quotes

What is truth? These quotes explore honesty, reality, and the courage it takes to face both.

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"Truth claims must be defensible through rational argumentation."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Truth cannot be merely subjective without collapsing into incoherence."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Truth is what survives sustained critical examination."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Truth is not constructed but constrained by how the world actually is."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Truth emerges from the dialogue between our beliefs and the world."
Lehrer, Keith
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"We are accountable for the coherence of what we claim to know."
Lehrer, Keith
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"To justify a belief is to show its place in a rational system."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Rationality demands that we examine the foundations of what we accept as true."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Our convictions are only as strong as the reasons we can give for them."
Lehrer, Keith
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"To be rational is to live in accordance with justified conviction."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Truth is not simply what corresponds to reality, but what we can justifiably claim about reality."
Lehrer, Keith
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"The rationality of a belief depends on its relationship to our other beliefs."
Lehrer, Keith
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"The truth we can claim is the truth we can explain and defend."
Lehrer, Keith
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"To be accountable for our beliefs is to take responsibility for our understanding."
Lehrer, Keith
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"The foundation of knowledge is not certainty but justified conviction."
Lehrer, Keith
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"The quality of our knowledge depends on the quality of our justifications."
Lehrer, Keith
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"The truth we embrace must be the truth we can defend through reason."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Our convictions are as valuable as the arguments we can advance for them."
Lehrer, Keith
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"To be rational is to demand justification for what we claim to know."
Lehrer, Keith
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"The truth we live by must be the truth we can justify living by."
Lehrer, Keith
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"To accept a belief without justification is to abandon the pursuit of understanding."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Knowledge is justified true belief that has been reflected upon and integrated into our understanding."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Our beliefs are only trustworthy when they are integrated into a coherent system of understanding."
Lehrer, Keith
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"To be accountable for our beliefs is to be accountable for our understanding of reality."
Lehrer, Keith
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"The pursuit of truth requires the humility to admit you might be wrong."
BonJour, Laurence
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"Truth is like a seed; plant it and watch it grow."
BonJour, Laurence
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"Truth is not a destination, it is a journey of discovery."
Edgington, Dorothy
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"In stillness, we find our deepest truths."
Edgington, Dorothy
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"The pursuit of truth requires intellectual humility and a willingness to abandon cherished beliefs."
Harman, Gilbert
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"What is real? If you can't define it, then how do you know it's real?"
Nolan, Daniel