Philosophy: Reality and Truth

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What is one of the most misunderstood and misused words in the English language?

  • Beauty
  • Reality (correct)
  • Truth
  • Love

Who believed that true knowledge is produced by reflective, logical, and analytical thinking?

  • Plato
  • Descartes (correct)
  • Socrates
  • Aristotle

What did Aristotle believe reality consists of?

  • Natural World (correct)
  • Supernatural Entities
  • Two Worlds
  • Abstract Ideas

What does truth refer to?

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Philosophy and Reality

  • The word "truth" is one of the most misunderstood and misused words in the English language.
  • Aristotle believed that true knowledge is produced by reflective, logical, and analytical thinking.
  • According to Aristotle, reality consists of matter and form.
  • Truth refers to the conformity of knowledge or a proposition to actuality, fact, or reality.

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