What is "The nature of Truth"? As Regarding Aristotle and Plato?

Question

I am being asked to write about "The nature of Truth" in terms of a research perspective. It is part of an MSc in Health Science. Does anyone know anything about what this might be about or where I might be able to find details.

Answer 1

"The correspondence theory is often traced back to Aristotle's well-known definition of truth (Metaphysics 1011b25): “To say of what is that it is not, or of what is not that it is, is false, while to say of what is that it is, and of what is not that it is not, is true”—but virtually identical formulations can be found in Plato (Cratylus 385b2, Sophist 263b). It is noteworthy that this definition does not highlight the basic correspondence intuition. Although it does invoke a relation (saying something of something) to reality (what is), the relation is not made very explicit, and there is no specification of what on the part of reality is responsible for the truth of a saying. " http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth-...

This link describes the best known version of Aristotle's theory, the metaphysical theory as translated by Aquinas.

You will also find Plato's theory here.

"Aristotle on Truth is rich in argument and deserves a response much more extensive than can be attempted in a review. [However,] Aristotle’s theory of truth, which has been the most influential account of the concept of truth from Antiquity onwards, spans several areas of philosophy: philosophy of language, logic, ontology and epistemology. "

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