I have argued that truth is a vector quantity. (See my review of Theories of Truth: a Critical Introduction, by R. Kirkham, at amazon.com, 25 September 2008.) There are various kinds of truth and these are each components of the truth vector. Things like:
Valid deduction from true assumptions
Satisfying a definition
Agreement with observation
Usefulness
Coherence, consistency
Etc.
There are then different kinds of science making use of the various different ways of assessing truth (Along these lines see B. Latour, An Inquiry into Modes of Existence, Harvard U. Press, 2013). This is a further argument for the need for scientific pluralism.
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