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===Substantive theories===

===Substantive theories===

====Correspondence theory====

====Correspondence theory====

Correspondence theories claim that true beliefs and true statements correspond to the actual state of affairs.<ref>Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Vol.2, "Correspondence Theory of Truth", auth: Arthur N. Prior, p223 Macmillan, 1969) Prior uses [[Bertrand Russell]]'s wording in defining correspondence theory.  According to Prior, Russell was substantially responsible for helping to make correspondence theory widely known under this name.</ref> This type of theory attempts to posit a relationship between thoughts or statements on the one hand, and things or objects on the other.  It is a traditional model which goes back at least to some of the classical Greek philosophers such as [[Socrates]], [[Plato]], and [[Aristotle]].<ref>Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Vol.2, "Correspondence Theory of Truth", auth: Arthur N. Prior, p223-224 Macmillan, 1969)</ref> This class of theories holds that the truth or the falsity of a representation is determined in principle solely by how it relates to [[objective reality]], by whether it accurately describes that reality.  For example, there is a [[true]] distance to the moon when we humans attempt to go there, and this true distance is necessary to [[know]] so that the journey can be successfully made.   

Correspondence theories claim that true beliefs and true statements correspond to the actual state of affairs.<ref>Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Vol.2, "Correspondence Theory of Truth", auth: Arthur N. Prior, p223 Macmillan, 1969) Prior uses [[Bertrand Russell]]'s wording in defining correspondence theory.  According to Prior, Russell was substantially responsible for helping to make correspondence theory widely known under this name.</ref> This type of theory attempts to posit a relationship between thoughts or statements on the one hand, and things or objects on the other.  It is a traditional model which goes back at least to some of the classical Greek philosophers such as [[Socrates]], [[Plato]], and [[Aristotle]].<ref>Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Vol.2, "Correspondence Theory of Truth", auth: Arthur N. Prior, p223-224 Macmillan, 1969)</ref> This class of theories holds that the truth or the falsity of a representation is determined in principle solely by how it relates to [[objective reality]], by whether it accurately describes that reality.  For example, there is a [[true]] distance to the moon when we humans attempt to go there, and this true distance is necessary to [[know]] so that the journey can be successfully made.