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A self-evident truth is one for which one does not need confirmation by mutual assent, eg. that one is a man or a woman, that one is alive, that one's eyes are a certain hue, that one thinks, breathes, eats and prefers freedom to slavery.
Euclid used self-evident truths in his book, the "Elements", to base his system of geometry, logic and proportion upon, in part. Looking down from an airplane, one can see just how Euclidean our patterns of culture still are in our geometric farms and cityscapes. Look around you at all the squares and rectangles and triangles, cones and so forth -- Euclid's "Elements" is the 2nd highest bestseller of all time, right after The Bible. It was well-known to our country's founding fathers, Lincoln used it to hone his reasoning skills as a lawyer, and one should study it thoroughly if one has not done so already. That and Calculus are the major building blocks of modern culture -- all the rest is disposable decor and the trappings of advertsing.
In mathematics, certain things follow from the laws and rules of algebra, eg.
if I propose that
a+b = a*b = c, then
a+b-b = a*b -b
a = b(a-1)
a/(a-1) = b and b has been isolated and DEFINED in terms of a and 1.
Because both addition and multiplication (the two operators of the hypothesis) are subject to the Law of Commutation, and because I could have subtracted a instead of b first, we now know also that
b/(b-1) = a and a has been isolated and DEFINED in terms of b and 1.
Let b=10. Then
10/(10-1) = 10/9 = a
Does
a + b = a* b = c?
10/9 + 10 = 10/9 * 10 = c?
10/9 +90/9 = 100/9 is TRUE = c√.
And I have just NEUTRALIZED the operators of Addition and Multiplication against one another, logically, and arrived at a new set of numbers in which a and b can equal any related or co-defined numbers but 1 (or zero would result in the denominator, which is undefined).
The TRUTH of my method and CONCLUSION is self-evident to me, and with practice and/or study, may be so to you as well.
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∙ 9y agoSelf-evident truths refer to things that need no explanation; they are obvious. An example of one might be that you will be cold if you don't wear your coat when it is snowing.
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∙ 14y agolife, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
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∙ 14y agoFrom "we hold these truths to be self evident" means these truth require no proof or evidence.
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∙ 8y agoThat all men are equal
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∙ 12y agobla bla bla
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What document is you hold the truths to be self evident from?
"We hold these truths to be self-evident..." comes from the US Declaration of Independence.
Who is the author is this famous phrase you hold these truths to be self-evident?
The correct phrase is "We hold these truths to be self-evident,...." The primary author of the United States Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson.
What is self evident truths?
Things that should be obvious, to a thinking person.
The U.S. Declaration of Independence states We hold these truths to be what?
Self-Evident
What is the political theory that the concept of self-evident truths is based on?
The concept of self-evident truths comes from the Enlightenment thinkers, primarily John Locke. It is used in the Declaration of Independence as a means of illustrating that the human rights Jefferson was writing about were morally virtuous, unarguably. (Although there is room for debate, in truth, this was the point of using the term self-evident).
What document is you hold the truths to be self evident from?
"We hold these truths to be self-evident..." comes from the US Declaration of Independence.
What does we hold these truths to be self evident mean?
The phrase "we hold these truths to be self-evident" means that the truths mentioned, which come after that famous phrase, do not need to be explained, defended, or rationalized. "Self-evident" means that the thing provides its own justification just because it exists.
Who is the author is this famous phrase you hold these truths to be self-evident?
The correct phrase is "We hold these truths to be self-evident,...." The primary author of the United States Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson.
What is held as self-evident?
"These Truths" the Bill of Rights in the Declaration of Independence
What is self evident truths?
Things that should be obvious, to a thinking person.
The U.S. Declaration of Independence states We hold these truths to be what?
Self-Evident
Which part of the Declaration begins with self-evident truths and follows those truths with a series of logical conclusions The .?
preamble
Which part of the Declaration begins with self evident truths and follows those truths with a series of logical conclusions?
preamble
What does you hold these truths to be self-evident mean?
you [should] assume the following is true
We hold these truths to be self-evident What is this document called?
The Declaration of Independence.
How do you use the word self-evident in a sentence?
Self evident means obviously true in itself, without need for justification. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." The instinct for survival is self-evident, but instincts can be overridden by logic or emotion.
What truths did the colonists say were self evident?
The colonists believed that the truths that were self-evident were: 1)All men are created equal, 2)That they are endowed by their with certain unalienable rights, 3)That among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
