The Critique And Reflection Of Correspondence Theory Of Truth

The pursuit of truth for human beings is ingrained in human nature. Correspondence theory of truth is the most ancient and influential view of truth in the process of human history, while being extensively discussed since the sages in ancient Greek. It can be readily accepted by public in virtue of the close connection with common sense of life. However, by way of thoroughgoing and careful analysis, there exists an amount of ambiguous conception, even paradox problems in the inner part of the truth coincidence theory. The view of truth in Realism introduced by Aristotle, and logical truth which had great influence at that time, put forth by analytic philosophers, the two cannot get rid of epistemology limits concerning subject-object dichotomy. The implication of "Correspondence" is not defined clearly. Regardless of how many efforts we did, real "Correspondence" cannot be illustrated convincingly. The view of truth in Correspondence Theory, reined by rationality, requires absolute objectivity and accuracy essentially, but from the points of methodology, it is confined by the experience or lost in dogmatism subjectively, which fail to meet the requirement put forth by the internal rationality. There exists controversy and arguments towards truth itself, then the standard and motion cannot be found in the awareness activities. The view of Correspondence Theory of truth faces the dramatic and intensive critiques since20centuries, the school of Hermeneutics and many Post-modernism negate Correspondence Theory of truth of subject-object dichotomy and attempt to establish new view of truth. Nevertheless, the discussion of these schools towards the view of truth cannot completely replace the Correspondence Theory of truth, in spite of some deserving and useful points of view suggested in it. Based on the theoretical foundation of resolving subject-object dichotomy, we explore the relative, historical and multiple truths and establish a trust system on the basis of integrated monism while suspending the existence of absolute truth. It will become the determination of similar beliefs to pursue and turn into the main direction in the discussion of contemporary view of truth.