Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Karl Jaspers and David Lewis

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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 4. Uses of Truth
Truth is what unites, and the profound truths create a community [Jaspers]
3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 5. Truth Bearers
To be true a sentence must express a proposition, and not be ambiguous or vague or just expressive [Lewis]
3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 6. Verisimilitude
Verisimilitude might be explained as being close to the possible world where the truth is exact [Lewis]
Verisimilitude has proved hard to analyse, and seems to have several components [Lewis]