What is truth and how do we come to know it? Your essay should address the most common categories of truth (empirical and necessary); why both statements with philosophical content ("Life is meaningful")and presuppositions of knowledge ("The world exists")don't seem to fit into either category; and how rationalists and empiricists address truth. It should also discuss the correspondence, coherence, and pragmatic theories of truth.

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What is truth and how do we come to know it?   Your essay should address the most common categories of truth (empirical and necessary); why both statements with philosophical content ("Life is meaningful")and presuppositions of knowledge ("The world exists")don't seem to fit into either category; and how rationalists and empiricists address truth.   It should also discuss the correspondence, coherence, and pragmatic theories of truth.

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What Is Truth and How Do We Come to Know