ИСТИНА ОБЪЕКТИВНАЯ

Truth, Objective

Content of human knowledge which does not depend on the will and desire of the subject. Truth is not constructed by the will or desire of people, but is determined by the content of the object reflected and this is what determines its objectivity. The doctrine of Objective Truth is directed against all possible subjective idealist conceptions of truth, according to which truth is constructed by man and is a result of conventions between people. Such understanding of truth is unscientific and reactionary, inasmuch as it allows all kinds of superstitions, religious beliefs, etc., to be regarded as truth because they are shared by most people.

Contemporary idealist philosophy opposes the objectivity of truth. This leads to a subjective approach to scientific knowledge, thereby undermining and discrediting science. Pragmatism, for example, holds that a proposition is true if its acceptance ensures success in life; neo-positivism declares mathematical and logical truths to be conventions.

Объективная истина

См. в ст. Истина.