The Truth

IDIN6 ENGLISH CLASS

Universidad Católica de Honduras

“Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz”
 The Truth

In this sense, the truth supposes the

agreement between what we affirm with
what is known, felt or thought. Hence, the
concept of truth also encompasses values
such as honesty, sincerity and openness.

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 APPROACHES TO THE TRUTH

 The truth as correspondence. The truth

consists of a relationship of adequacy or
agreement between knowledge and
reality. It is true that "what is known" or
"what is said" corresponds to the facts.

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 Did you know?

 A normal person lies four times a day, or

1460 a year and a total of 88,000 at the
age of 60

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 The specialists also point out that when a
person says a lie, he usually shows
certain corporal indications such as:
 the body leans forward, slightly.
 swallows more saliva, may have more thirst
 more face is touched
 avoid looking at the face of your interlocutor
 can increase the lapses in the speech,
 can increase the denials (I did not, it would
never occur to me, I did not know)
 flicker decreases, stare

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 APPROACHES TO THE TRUTH

 The truth as consensus. This theory

highlights the importance of free
dialogue, an agreement, clean of
coercion and Interests.

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 APPROACHES TO THE TRUTH

 The truth as a value. The "truth" is

considered as an ethical value, since it
gives meaning to Respect to the others, it
is one of the basic pillars on which the
moral conscience of the community is
based and covers all areas of human life.

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 APPROACHES TO THE TRUTH

 Truth as coherence. A proposition is true

if it is consistent with the rest of the
propositions of the system of which it is
a part.

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 APPROACHES TO THE TRUTH

 The pragmatic truth. A proposition is

true if it is useful, effective, if it works or
is demonstrated in practice, or if it is
verifiable. (In science, truth is what has
not been shown to be false).

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 APPROACHES TO THE TRUTH

 Do not confuse the truth with the

opinion of the majority. (Jean Cocteau )

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 APPROACHES TO THE TRUTH

 But such is the irresistible nature of

truth, that all it asks, — and all it wants,
— is the liberty of appearing. The sun
needs no inscription to distinguish him
from darkness. (Thomas Paine)

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