Sentence examples for determination of the truth from inspiring English sources

Of these two conditions, the logician as such is concerned only with the first; the second, the determination of the truth or falsity of the premises, is the task of some special discipline or of common observation appropriate to the subject matter of the argument.

The kouros himself can reach a decision or determination of the truth solely through use of his logos.

Since a principal aim of such undertakings is the determination of the truth, or the facts of the case, such undertakings are also plausibly understood as (at least partly) epistemological in nature.

What examples like (12) are often taken to show is that the reference of an expression must be relativized, not just to a context of utterance, but also to a circumstance of evaluation roughly, the possible state of the world relevant to the determination of the truth or falsity of the sentence.

However, unlike a semantic theory, a theory of reference does not pair expressions with their meanings; rather, it pairs expressions with the contribution those expressions make to the determination of the truth-values of sentences in which they occur.

(One might, of course, still think that the reference of an expression explains its contribution to the determination of the truth-value of a suitably delimited class of simple sentences in which the expression occurs).

But that means that the references of expressions don't even do the job for which they were introduced: they don't explain the contribution that expressions make to the determination of the truth-value of all sentences in which they occur.

Each formula of LPCR specifies an algorithm for its evaluation, that is, for the determination of its truth value (if possible).

If you're sufficiently attuned to Hoagland's sensibility, you'll see his forceful rejection of poetry's tricks of the trade as indicative of his determination to tell the truth and tell it straight, and you'll thank him for it.

In its place came Gubar's fierce determination to face the truth of what was happening and to live by the values that had shaped her life.

To meet the challenges our country faces today, it's imperative that we muster the courage and determination of Sojourner Truth.