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