205. If the true is what is grounded, then the ground is not true, nor yet false.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If truth requires grounding, the ground itself cannot be true or false; it is the basis for truth rather than a truth-bearer.
- In plain terms
- The foundation of truth is not itself true or false.
- What can you take from it?
- Foundational grounds precede truth values.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What grounds your beliefs?
- Can foundations be true?
Another view
It assumes truth must be grounded in a way that excludes truth values.
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