Truth Quotes
What is truth? These quotes explore honesty, reality, and the courage it takes to face both.
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"Rationality is both a feature of minds and a norm for thinking."Fodor, Jerry
"The reducibility of psychology is both theoretically unmotivated and empirically unlikely."Fodor, Jerry
"Consciousness is not some mysterious substance; it's a product of information processing in the brain."Dennett, Daniel
"Meaning is something we create, not something we discover in the universe."Dennett, Daniel
"Skepticism is not cynicism; it's a commitment to evidence and reason."Dennett, Daniel
"The universe is indifferent to our desires and preferences."Dennett, Daniel
"The ultimate measure of a person is what they do when no one is watching."Dennett, Daniel
"Truth requires the courage to face what we would rather deny."Jackson, Frank
"We tend to judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their actions."Jackson, Frank
"Truth is a property of statements that correspond to reality."Searle, John
"Reality has a grain, and our language must cut along it."Searle, John
"Truth is not subjective merely because it depends on minds."Searle, John
"You cannot have a rational discussion with someone who denies the law of non-contradiction."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"The use of the word 'promising' would suggest that one is committed."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"One cannot expect to arrive at philosophical truth by consensus."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"To say 'I intend' is to commit oneself."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"Good is not merely subjective preference."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"The meaning of words is not arbitrary."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"The object of thought is reality, not our subjective experience."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"Good reasons must be grounded in reality."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"One must be honest about what one is doing."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"The natural law is written in human nature."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"Words have meanings; they are not infinitely malleable."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"The human good is objective, not subjective."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"One must think clearly or not think at all."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"To act is to choose; to choose is to commit oneself."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"Truth is independent of what we believe."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"The natural law is accessible to human reason."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"Meaning is determined by external causal relations, not by internal mental states alone."Davidson, Donald
"Beliefs can only be about things that causally interact with us."Davidson, Donald