The Realist View of Scientific Truth Is a Version of the Theory

question 17

Short Answer

The realist view of scientific truth is a version of the theory of truth.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

A psychological strategy used unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety or to minimize distressing thoughts and feelings.

Superego

Part of the unconscious that consists of absolute moral standards internalized from one’s parents during childhood and from one’s culture.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.

Id

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the instinctual drives and unconscious desires.