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Appendix b

truths

Mario Bunge

pp. 277-285

Abstract

There are at least two quite different concepts of truth: formal and factual. Leibniz called them vérités de raison and vérités de fait respectively. Whereas the formal truths are those of logic and mathematics, the factual truths are characteristic of ordinary knowledge, science, and technology. For example, while "There are infinitely many prime numbers' is a formal truth, "There are about six billion people at this time" is a factual truth. The confusion between the two kinds of truth is even worse than the confusion between value and price.

Publication details

Published in:

Bunge Mario (2010) Matter and mind: a philosophical inquiry. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 277-285

DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9225-0_15

Full citation:

Bunge Mario (2010) Appendix b: truths, In: Matter and mind, Dordrecht, Springer, 277–285.