The Criterion of Truth
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The Criterion of Truth is a philosophical essay that examines how we can reliably distinguish true beliefs from false ones, exploring the standards or principles that justify claims to knowledge.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Criterion of Truth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5539815 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Criterion of Truth Context triple: [Philosophical Essays, hasPart, The Criterion of Truth]
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A.
The Criterion between truth and falsehood
"The Criterion between truth and falsehood" is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Furqan, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes the distinction between guidance and misguidance through divine revelation.
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Language, Truth and Logic
Language, Truth and Logic is A.J. Ayer’s influential 1936 philosophical work that popularized logical positivism in the English-speaking world by arguing that meaningful statements are either empirically verifiable or tautological.
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The Problem of Knowledge
The Problem of Knowledge is a 1956 philosophical work by A. J. Ayer that critically examines the nature, limits, and justification of human knowledge within the analytic tradition.
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The Problem of Knowledge
The Problem of Knowledge is a major philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that examines the historical development and foundations of human knowledge from the Renaissance to modern science.
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E.
The Refutation of Idealism
The Refutation of Idealism is a 1903 philosophical essay by G. E. Moore that famously challenges the doctrine that reality is fundamentally mental, helping to launch the tradition of analytic philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Criterion of Truth Target entity description: The Criterion of Truth is a philosophical essay that examines how we can reliably distinguish true beliefs from false ones, exploring the standards or principles that justify claims to knowledge.
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A.
The Criterion between truth and falsehood
"The Criterion between truth and falsehood" is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Furqan, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes the distinction between guidance and misguidance through divine revelation.
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B.
Language, Truth and Logic
Language, Truth and Logic is A.J. Ayer’s influential 1936 philosophical work that popularized logical positivism in the English-speaking world by arguing that meaningful statements are either empirically verifiable or tautological.
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C.
The Problem of Knowledge
The Problem of Knowledge is a 1956 philosophical work by A. J. Ayer that critically examines the nature, limits, and justification of human knowledge within the analytic tradition.
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D.
The Problem of Knowledge
The Problem of Knowledge is a major philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that examines the historical development and foundations of human knowledge from the Renaissance to modern science.
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E.
The Refutation of Idealism
The Refutation of Idealism is a 1903 philosophical essay by G. E. Moore that famously challenges the doctrine that reality is fundamentally mental, helping to launch the tradition of analytic philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | philosophical essay ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
clarifying what makes a belief justified
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clarifying what makes a belief true ⓘ identifying reliable criteria for truth ⓘ |
| analyzes |
epistemic criteria used in philosophy
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relationship between truth and justification ⓘ standards for evaluating truth claims ⓘ |
| concerns |
epistemic reliability
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how we can reliably distinguish true beliefs from false ones ⓘ philosophical standards of evidence ⓘ |
| describes | ways to distinguish true beliefs from false beliefs ⓘ |
| discusses |
epistemic standards in science and philosophy
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fallibility of belief ⓘ limits of human knowledge ⓘ possible criteria for truth ⓘ rational justification of belief ⓘ |
| examines |
conditions under which beliefs count as knowledge
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methods for testing the truth of beliefs ⓘ principles used to justify knowledge claims ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical literature ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
belief
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criteria of truth ⓘ epistemic justification ⓘ epistemology ⓘ justification ⓘ knowledge claims ⓘ reliability of belief ⓘ standards of truth ⓘ theory of knowledge ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| workType | non-fiction ⓘ |
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