humanities.philosophy.objectivism

On Mar 6, 6:09 pm, acar wrote:

> I do have a bone to pick with with your explanation, though. That is
> your frequent references to intrinsic truths and non-intrinsic truths.
> It is not truth that posseses or fails to posses the attribute of
> intrincisity but it is the object to which an attribute (such as truth
> or value) may or may not be intrinsic. Truth may be intrinsic to an
> object, but it can not itself possess "floating" intrincisity. Truth
> and value are both attributes. Truth can exist intrinsically in an
> object but it can not be intrinsic in and of itself. The truth itself
> is unaffected by the intrincisity or non-intrincisity of its status in
> the object.

I agree. The truth itself is neither intrinsic nor extrinsic. There is
a sense in which all truths are intrinsic and a sense in which all
truths are not.

For example, when we say that paper is flammable, this is largely an
intrinsic truth. But it does assume some atmosphere. Paper is not
flammable in a vacuum. So does "flammable" mean "capable of burning if
placed in a suitable atmosphere" or does it just mean "capable of
burning".

So long as you get the idea, it really doesn't matter quite how you
say it. Truths have intrinsic and extrinsic aspects depending upon
precisely what you consider the bounds of the claim to be. To some
extent, every truth is non-intrinsic, including things like the
physical laws of our universe.

DS