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This 4 page paper takes a look at Plato and the Sophists and examines the concept of truth. A dictionary definition is used as a springboard for discussion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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something that is common through the ages. This is true for well known philosophers as well as ordinary people. Everyone wants to know the truth. First, it is an important
concept to define. What is truth? A dictionary definition of truth has several meanings. One is equated with sincerity ("truth," 2007). Of course, that is not really what most people
think to be the truth. Of four definitions, one seems to be what most people think to be equated with the idea of truth and is relayed as follows: "
the state of being the case" ("truth," 2007). The truth is, what is. People do search for the truth, but why is it important? Madison (2001) delves into the puzzle
of truth, contending that it is something given importance by Plato, but also something that is really meaningless. Why? Madison (2001) argues that it "cannot be translated into experiential terms"
(p.112). That is, people cannot experience truth, or if they do, they cannot articulate it. Truth then is only an experience and cannot be proven to be true. In some
way, truth may be experienced, but it cannot be understood or discussed. Truth is perhaps just what exists, but is something that cannot be quantified. That is, ones life may
be the truth, but it cannot be articulated as the truth. Still, there had been much debate between the Sophists and metaphysicians on truth and what it is (Madison, 2001).
Sophists reject the notion of truth only in the metaphysical sense, but not in the practical sense (Madison, 2001). Again, truth is important, but how does one know when they
arrived at the truth? That is the puzzle, and why truth is often rejected when examining it on a higher level. Madison (2001) writes: "It could be said that in
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