Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago
This video is about the nature of truth. We'll discuss what it means for a sentence to be true, and why we shouldn't say something is "true for me" but not "true for you", the distinction between sentences and propositions, and why truth is relevant for evaluating arguments.
Much of this content is taken from Feldman’s Reason and Argument, ch. 2.
0:00 intro (uses of language)
1:16 defining truth: first pass
2:35 “true for me”
7:05 sentences and propositions
11:09 defining truth: second pass
16:05 truth and critical thinking
19:55 summary and conclusion
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This video is about the nature of truth. We'll discuss what it means for a sentence to be true, and why we shouldn't say something is "true for me" but not "true for you", the distinction between sentences and propositions, and why truth is relevant for evaluating arguments.
Much of this content is taken from Feldman’s Reason and Argument, ch. 2.
0:00 intro (uses of language)
1:16 defining truth: first pass
2:35 “true for me”
7:05 sentences and propositions
11:09 defining truth: second pass
16:05 truth and critical thinking
19:55 summary and conclusion
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Check out my website: liz-jackson.com
For more on my research: liz-jackson.com/research
For popular-level interviews, podcasts, and blog posts I’ve done: liz-jackson.com/public-philosophy
Follow me on social media:
Twitter: twitter.com/lizjackson111
Instagram: @lizjackson111
Facebook: facebook.com/lizjackson111
