What is meant by "the facts"? Often the term "fact" is thought to mean "something that is true". If truth is then defined as correspondence to the facts the whole descends into [[circular reasoning|cirularity]]. This gives rise to the "[[paradox]]es of truth" such as:
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What is meant by "the facts"? Often the term "fact" is thought to mean "something that is true". If truth is then defined as correspondence to the facts the whole descends into [[circular reasoning|circularity]]. This gives rise to the "[[paradox]]es of truth" such as: