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'''False''' is the [[antonym]] of the adjective [[true]]. | '''False''' is the [[antonym]] of the adjective [[true]]. | ||
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+ | '''Falsity''' (from Latin ''falsitas'') or '''falsehood''' is a perversion of [[truth]] originating in the deceitfulness of one party, and culminating in the damage of another party. Falsity is also a measure of the quality or extent of the falseness of something, while a falsehood may also mean simply an incorrect (false) statement, independent of any intention to deceive. | ||
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+ | In the [[Frege-Church ontology]], "truth" is the denotation of a true proposition, while "falsity" is the denotation of false propositions. | ||
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+ | In esthetics, falsity is ugly, and truth is beautiful. | ||
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+ | In existentialism, falsity is usually a thing to be avoided, and is not desired. | ||
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+ | ===Examples=== | ||
+ | * [[Counterfeiting]] money, or attempting to coin genuine legal tender without due authorization; | ||
+ | * tampering with wills, [[Codicil (will)|codicils]], or such-like legal instruments; | ||
+ | * prying into the correspondence of others to their prejudice; | ||
+ | * using false weights and measures, | ||
+ | * adulterating merchandise, so as to render saleable what purchasers would otherwise never buy, or so as to derive larger profits from goods otherwise marketable only at lower figures; | ||
+ | * bribing judges, | ||
+ | * suborning witnesses; | ||
+ | * advancing false testimony; | ||
+ | * manufacturing spurious seals; | ||
+ | * [[forgery|forging]] signatures; | ||
+ | * padding accounts; | ||
+ | * interpolating the texts of legal enactments; and | ||
+ | * sharing in the pretended birth of supposititious offspring | ||
+ | are among the chief forms which this crime assumes. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== |
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Falsity
Falsity (from Latin falsitas) or falsehood is a perversion of truth originating in the deceitfulness of one party, and culminating in the damage of another party. Falsity is also a measure of the quality or extent of the falseness of something, while a falsehood may also mean simply an incorrect (false) statement, independent of any intention to deceive.
In the Frege-Church ontology, "truth" is the denotation of a true proposition, while "falsity" is the denotation of false propositions.
In esthetics, falsity is ugly, and truth is beautiful.
In existentialism, falsity is usually a thing to be avoided, and is not desired.
Examples
- Counterfeiting money, or attempting to coin genuine legal tender without due authorization;
- tampering with wills, codicils, or such-like legal instruments;
- prying into the correspondence of others to their prejudice;
- using false weights and measures,
- adulterating merchandise, so as to render saleable what purchasers would otherwise never buy, or so as to derive larger profits from goods otherwise marketable only at lower figures;
- bribing judges,
- suborning witnesses;
- advancing false testimony;
- manufacturing spurious seals;
- forging signatures;
- padding accounts;
- interpolating the texts of legal enactments; and
- sharing in the pretended birth of supposititious offspring
are among the chief forms which this crime assumes.
See also
- Lie
- Fake
- "False consciousness" is the Marxist concept that the proletariat are misguided as ... False consciousness is theoretically linked with the concepts of the ...
- False document: a form of verisimilitude that attempts to create in the reader (viewer, audience, etc) a sense of authenticity beyond the normal and ...
See also
- False (logic)
- Lie or falsehood, a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement
- Falsity or falsehood, in law, deceitfulness by one party that results in damage to another
- Falsies padding for use in a brassiere to create the appearance of larger breasts
See also
- False accusations
- False advertising
- False alarm
- False arrest
- False confession
- False consciousness
- False conviction
- False dilemma
- False document
- False ending
- False etymology
- False flag
- False friend
- False gharial
- False hero
- False imprisonment
- False memory
- False neurotransmitter
- False pregnancy
- False prophet
- False self
- False start