KINDS

OF
TRUTH
 Fifth is the questions of whether or not the truth
First is the question of whether the truth of a
of a belief or statement is dependent on the
belief or statement is established or arrived at by
attitudes, preferences, or interest of a person or a
means of experience or reason.
group of persons.

Second is the question of whether or not knowing Sixth is the questions of whether a belief or
the truth of a statement or belief extent or statement is acknowledged to be true by
knowledge or adds to what we already know. everyone or only by some people.

Third is the question of whether or not a Seventh is the question of whether the truth of a
statement or belief is true in all possible belief is arrived at through the process of
situations. deductive reasoning or inductive reasoning.

Fourth is the question of whether the truth or

Eight and last is the question of under what area
belief or statement can only be known by the
of study does the topic or content of a belief or
person who has the belief or makes the
statement that held to be true falls.
statement.
 EMPIRICAL TRUTH RATIONAL TRUTH
is established by means of sense experience. is established by means of reason.

Example: Examples:
“It is raining.” “A triangle has three sides.”
“Five and five are ten.”
SYNTHETIC TRUTH ANALYTIC TRUTH
Extends our knowledge. Does not extend our knowledge.

Example: Example:
“The table is brown” “The triangle has three sides.”
 CONTINGENT TRUTH
Is not true in all possible situations, whereas NECESSARY TRUTH
necessary truth is. Is always true.

Example: Example:
“The table is brown.” “A triangle has three sides.”
 PRIVATE TRUTH
PUBLIC TRUTH
Can only be known by the person who has the
Can be known by everyone.
belief or makes the statement considered to be
true.
Example:
“My skin is cut and bleeding.”
Example:
“My skin is cut and bleeding,
I feel great pain.”
 OBJECTIVE TRUTH
SUBJECTIVE TRUTH
Is not dependent on the attitudes, preferences,
Dependent on the attitudes, preferences, or
or interest of a person or group persons.
interest of a person or group persons.
Example:
Example:
“Rock music is one of the major kinds of
“Rock music is the best kind of music.”
music.”
 UNIVERSAL TRUTH
RELATIVE TRUTH
Something is a universally if its truth is
Is truth is acknowledged only by some people.
acknowledged by everyone.
Example:
Example:
“Rock music is the best kind of music.”
“Rock music is a major musical genre or
category.”
 PROBABLE TRUTH
CERTAIN TRUTH
(arrived through the process of inductive
(arrived through the process of deductive
reasoning)
reasoning)
Example:
Example:
“Juan is hospitable.”
“Pedro is mortal.”
 DISCIPLINAL KINDS OF TRUTH
this gives rise to number of kinds of truth, as many as there are different
areas of study. For instance;
Religious truth
Scientific truth
Psychological truth
Biological truth
Economic truth