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REFLECTION OF TRUTH

Knowledge has a close relationship with truth as for belief to be knowledge, it must be true. Thus, it is necessary to understand the existence of truth in order to have a deeper understanding of knowledge. Therefore, this reflection will show the definition of "truth" for me and its characteristics in different culture or groups of people.

"Truth" itself is defined as "success in inquiry" by John Randall. The definition may also mean "verification" and it comprises all the three definitions of truth presented by The Correspondence, Coherence and Pragmatic Theories of Truth. The "success" means bringing scientific solution from the critical employment of the best method that we can develop to solve the "inquiry", the world's problems. Thus, the "success" is worked out "through action" (in Dewey's words) and it fulfills the criteria of truth as an agreement with fact or reality in the Correspondence Theory of Truth. The success must also be verified by our......


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