2007-09-19 20:42:56 · 12 answers · asked by Jerusalem Delivered 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
how do you know? is it a contradiction? i'm confused....
2007-09-19 20:54:06 · update #1
yes right. thats a symantic contradiction. but not ina practical sense. just say everything is uncertain..perfectally valid and logical.
2007-09-20 00:55:41 · answer #1 · answered by tony 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Inherently true" is a contradiction. "Inherently", in this context, means "of its own nature" or "in itself". For instance, a total vacuum is inherently empty: not empty, not a vacuum. The concept of truth always implies reference to an external standard, and so cannot be inherent.
Something is true in the actual world when it corresponds with what exists (e.g. "The sun gives light") and in logic or maths when it can be validly deduced by the accepted logical system from the postulates or premisses (e.g. in Euclidean geometry, a radius always meets a tangent at right-angles).
It follows that truth cannot be inherent. Even the statement you give is not inherently true: it is true because it conforms to the rules of the logic/philosophy game and its premisses.
2007-09-22 22:52:32 · answer #2 · answered by Michael B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is inherently true that you should of written "Is it AN inherently true statement" NOT A
There are NO inherently true statements.....
2007-09-21 10:09:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because if there are no inherently true statements then your statement is either false or simply cannot exist.
And if your statement exists ,it cannot be inherently true because its truth would make it a lie.
2007-09-19 21:03:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We'd suggest YES. To us, it all depends on VALUES. That was a central point in university education until 50-60 years ago. E.g. If my ultimate values are power and superiority, then I'll probably insist that there ARE true statements (objective truth). If my ultimate values are "universal well-being" - universal love - then I'll probably say there is no certainty. Further, I probably can join hands with people in each situation and create "knowledge" that is uniquely appropriate to that situation - but only for one step at a time.
2007-09-21 22:23:00 · answer #5 · answered by Liz and Craig R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would agree with you because there always seems to be an exception to every rule, some things are fixed - some are variable, therefore your statement is true.
2007-09-21 22:54:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you could say that all black sheep are black is an inherently true statement. Though that is only in theory!
2007-09-19 21:58:25 · answer #7 · answered by lord brecon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a paradox statement. If what you just said was true, than it would be false.
2007-09-23 11:36:23 · answer #8 · answered by Patrick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time is running away like water, never to return. Why are you wasting it?
2007-09-19 22:42:49 · answer #9 · answered by los 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This sentance is false.
2007-09-22 06:00:29 · answer #10 · answered by Holistic Mystic 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋