2007-01-23 23:01:09 · 3 answers · asked by anish a 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
In philosophy, a sentence which asserts incomplete truth conditions for a proposition may be regarded as a truism. An example of such a sentence would be: "Under appropriate conditions, the sun rises." Without contextual support — a statement of what those appropriate conditions are — the sentence is true but uncontestable. A statement which is true by definition ("All cats are mammals.") would also be considered a truism. Often the word is used to disguise the fact that a proposition is really just a half-truth or an opinion, especially in rhetoric.
2007-01-23 23:29:17 · answer #1 · answered by Xam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
man is motivated by avoiding pain and seeking pleasure.
A truism is a claim that is so obvious or self-evident as to be hardly worth mentioning, except as a reminder or as a rhetorical or literary device.
This is a logic based question. How it comes under Engg.
2007-01-24 07:14:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A truism is something that is self evident. I don't understand your question.
2007-01-24 07:05:47 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋