单词 | correspondence theory |
释义 | > as lemmascorrespondence theory correspondence theory n. Philosophy the theory that the definition, or the criterion, of truth is that true propositions correspond to the facts (opposed to coherence theory n. at coherence n. 4b). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of language > language theories of individual philosophers > [noun] > theory or elements of theory of Bertrand Russell object word1876 correspondence theory1902 object language1905 definite description1911 1902 J. M. Baldwin Dict. Philos. & Psychol. II. 720/1 The fundamental difficulty with a ‘correspondence theory’ is this: it assumes a reality with which that which claims to be true may be compared. 1940 B. Russell Inq. into Meaning & Truth xvi. 232 In this case, the correspondence-theory of truth holds simpliciter. < as lemmas |
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