. Truth is something we all approve of, and aim, or should aim, to achieve. But just what is it? What we say may be criticized in many ways, only one of which is for failing to state the truth (see below). But failure to do that seems somehow to be the...

A document does not blush. (Roman) A known mistake is better than an unknown truth. (Arabian) A thing is never much talked of but there is some truth in it. (Italian) A thousand probabilities do not make one truth. (Italian) A truth that hurts is...

is understood in all Hindu thought either explicitly or implicitly as having two levels. What appears true in everyday life or on the phenomenal level may not be true on the absolute or noumenal level. The absolute truth if expressed in relative terms...

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The meaning of the word truth extends from honesty, good faith, and sincerity in general, to agreement with fact or reality in particular.[1] The term has no single definition about which the majority of professional philosophers and scholars agree....

"Truth lies in the cellar, error on the doorstep." -Austin O"Malley. "Truth is the most precious of all blessings. It is the eye of reason. Without it man is blind." -Rousseau. "Everyone wishes to have truth on their side, but...

Harry G. Frankfurt. On Truth. New York: Knopf, 2006. Harry G. Frankfurt, a professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University and the author of the bestselling extended essay On Bullshit (previously reviewed in ETC), in his latest book is not interested in discussing...

Politics Of War: The surge is working, and now Iraq's leaders appear to have forged a political deal that could serve as a template for a lasting peace in the fractious country. What's that you say? First you've heard of it?That doesn't mean it didn't...

Disinformation: After Scooter Libby's questionable perjury conviction, the special prosecutor announced the end of his probe. But if avenging falsehood under oath grabs him, Valerie Plame herself should have been next.Lewis Libby just wasn't born with the right color hair. Apparently, you have to be...

Essay evaluates the statement "Every text constructs its own truth" and examines the techniques used to represent telling the truth.

Should people always tell the truth, or it is sometimes better to lie? Some people prefer to hide themselves behind a wall of lies rather than face the truth and deal with it. It is an incontestable fact that truth hurts, but without it people can never create trustful relationships or reach real happiness. This can be observed in families' relationships. Every family has secrets that remain hidden somewhere in the deepest drawers; secrets that people keep in order to protect themselves, or their beloveds.