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*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 a : the [[agreement]] of [[things]] with one another  

*1 a : the [[agreement]] of [[things]] with one another  

:b : the news, [[information]], or [[opinion]] [[contribute]]d by a correspondent to a newspaper or [[periodical]]

:b : the news, [[information]], or [[opinion]] [[contribute]]d by a correspondent to a newspaper or [[periodical]]

==Description==

==Description==

The '''correspondence''' [[theory]] of [[truth]] states that the truth or falsity of a [[statement]] is determined only by how it relates to the world, and whether it accurately describes (i.e., corresponds with) that world. The [[theory]] is opposed to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coherence_theory_of_truth coherence theory] of [[truth]] which holds that the truth or falsity of a [[statement]] is determined by its [[relations]] to other [[statements]] rather than its relation to the world.

The '''correspondence''' [[theory]] of [[truth]] states that the truth or falsity of a [[statement]] is determined only by how it relates to the world, and whether it accurately describes (i.e., corresponds with) that world. The [[theory]] is opposed to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coherence_theory_of_truth coherence theory] of [[truth]] which holds that the truth or falsity of a [[statement]] is determined by its [[relations]] to other [[statements]] rather than its relation to the world.

Correspondence theories claim that true [[beliefs]] and true [[statements]] correspond to the [[actual]] state of affairs. This [[type]] of [[theory]] attempts to posit a [[relationship]] between [[thoughts]] or statements on the one hand, and [[things]] or [[facts]] on the other. It is a [[traditional]] model which goes back at least to some of the [[classical]] Greek [[philosophers]] such as [[Socrates]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle Aristotle]. This class of [[theories]] holds that the [[truth]] or the falsity of a [[representation]] is determined solely by how it relates to a [[reality]]; that is, by whether it accurately describes that reality. As Aristotle claims in his Metaphysics: "To say that [either] that which is is not or that which is not is, is a falsehood; and to say that that which is is and that which is not is not, is true".

Correspondence theories claim that true [[beliefs]] and true [[statements]] correspond to the [[actual]] state of affairs. This [[type]] of [[theory]] attempts to posit a [[relationship]] between [[thoughts]] or statements on the one hand, and [[things]] or [[facts]] on the other. It is a [[traditional]] model which goes back at least to some of the [[classical]] Greek [[philosophers]] such as [[Socrates]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle Aristotle]. This class of [[theories]] holds that the [[truth]] or the falsity of a [[representation]] is determined solely by how it relates to a [[reality]]; that is, by whether it accurately describes that reality. As Aristotle claims in his Metaphysics: "To say that [either] that which is is not or that which is not is, is a falsehood; and to say that that which is is and that which is not is not, is true".

==Relation to ontology==

==Relation to ontology==

Historically, most advocates of correspondence theories have been [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_realism ontological realists]; that is, they believe that there is a world external to the minds of all humans. This is in contrast to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idealism metaphysical idealists] who hold that [[everything]] that exists is, in the end, just an [[idea]] in some [[mind]]. However, it is not strictly [[necessary]] that a correspondence theory be married to ontological realism. It is possible to hold, for example, that the [[facts]] of the world determine which [[statements]] are true and to also hold that the world (and its facts) is but a [[collection]] of [[ideas]] in the [[mind]] of some [[Supreme Being|supreme being]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correspondence_theory_of_truth]

Historically, most advocates of correspondence theories have been [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_realism ontological realists]; that is, they believe that there is a world external to the minds of all humans. This is in contrast to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idealism metaphysical idealists] who hold that [[everything]] that exists is, in the end, just an [[idea]] in some [[mind]]. However, it is not strictly [[necessary]] that a correspondence theory be married to ontological realism. It is possible to hold, for example, that the [[facts]] of the world determine which [[statements]] are true and to also hold that the world (and its facts) is but a [[collection]] of [[ideas]] in the [[mind]] of some [[Supreme Being|supreme being]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correspondence_theory_of_truth]

[[Category: Philosophy]]

[[Category: Philosophy]]