E. Tugendhat (1930-2023), German philosopher. His major works include Ti kata tinos. Eine Untersuchung zu Struktur und Ursprung aristotelischer Grundbegriffe (1958), Der Wahrheitsbegriff bei Husserl und Heidegger (1967), and Vorlesungen zur Einführung in die sprachanalytische Philosophie (1976). His fields of specialization were philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, ethics, and political philosophy.
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Facts, philosophy: facts are that which corresponds to a true statement or - according to some authors - is identical with a true statement. Problems result from possible multiple counting of objects, e.g. when it is spoken of a situation and additionally by the fact that this situation exists. Therefore, some authors consider the assumption of facts as something superfluous. See also truths of reason, factual truths, facts, truth, statements, knowledge, certainty, thought objects._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |