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Coherence Theory of Truth
The truth of any (true) proposition consists in its coherence with some specified set of propositions. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by James O. Young.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth-coherence/
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Deflationary Theory of Truth
According to the deflationary theory of truth, to assert that a statement is true is just to assert the statement itself. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Daniel Stoljar.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth-deflationary/
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Identity Theory of Truth
When a truth-bearer (e.g. a proposition) is true, there is a truth-maker (e.g. a fact) with which it is identical and the truth of the former consists in its identity with the latter. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Stewart Candlish.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth-identity/
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Revision Theory of Truth
Theory developed in an attempt to analyze paradoxes such as the liar paradox that appear to show that common-sense beliefs about truth are inconsistent. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Eric M. Hammer.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth-revision/
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Correspondence Theory of Truth
The thesis that propositions are made true in virtue of corresponding to facts; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Marian David.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth-correspondence/
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Truthlikeness
Discussion of notion of verisimilitude, closeness to truth; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Graham Oddie.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truthlikeness/
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Vagueness
Article in the Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, by Roy Sorensen.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/vagueness/
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Cognitive Science
The interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligence. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Paul Thagard..
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/cognitive-science/
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Connectionism
Movement in cognitive science which hopes to explain human intellectual abilities using artificial neural networks. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by James W. Garson.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/connectionism/
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Mental Representation
A mental representation is a mental object with semantic properties. According to the Representational Theory of Mind, psychological states are to be understood as relations between agents and mental representations. Article from the Stanford Encyclop
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mental-representation/
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