Fri, 07 Apr 2017 10:10:16 +0000 Scientific Theory of Truth-Objectivity of Truth Science understands truth as that knowledge of an object which correctly reflects this object, i.e., corresponds to it. For example, the scientific propositions that “bodies consist of atoms”, that “the Earth existed prior to man”, etc., are true. On what does truth depend? Does it depend on man, in whose mind this truth arises, or on the object it reflects? Idealists hold that truth is subjective, that it depends on man who himself determines the truth of his knowledge without regard for the real state of affairs. In contrast to idealism, science, relying on scientific discoveries and man’s age-long practical experience, maintains that truth is objective. Since truth reflects the objectively existing world, its content does not depend on man’s consciousness. Objective truth is the content of our knowledge which depends neither on man nor on mankind. The content of truth is fully […]
