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| - | [[Image:Henri Robin and a Specter, 1863 by Eugène Thiébault.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Henri Robin]] and a [[Specter]], [[1863]] by [[Eugène Thiébault]]]] | + | [[Image:Doré's caricature of Münchhausen.jpg|200px|thumb|left|[[Baron Münchhausen]], the archetypical [[unreliable narrator]], illustration: ''[[Doré's caricature of Münchhausen]]'']] |
| + | [[Image:Henri Robin and a Specter, 1863 by Eugène Thiébault.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A fake: [[Henri Robin]] and a [[Specter]], [[1863]] by [[Eugène Thiébault]]]] | ||
| [[Image: True and False Griffins from John Ruskin's Stones of Venice (1851-1853)..jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[True and False Griffins]]'' from [[John Ruskin]]'s ''[[Modern Painters]]'' (Part IV. Of Many Things), first published in 1856.]] | [[Image: True and False Griffins from John Ruskin's Stones of Venice (1851-1853)..jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[True and False Griffins]]'' from [[John Ruskin]]'s ''[[Modern Painters]]'' (Part IV. Of Many Things), first published in 1856.]] | ||
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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== | ||
| - | * [[Lie]] | ||
| * [[Fake]] | * [[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 | *[[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 | *[[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 | *[[Falsies]] padding for use in a brassiere to create the appearance of larger breasts | ||
| - | *[[FALSE]], a programming language | ||
| - | *[[false (Unix)]], a Unix command | ||
| - | *[[False (album)|''False'' (album)]], an album by Gorefest | ||
| - | *[[Matthew Dear]] or False, American DJ and producer | ||
| - | *[[Falsehood (film)|''Falsehood'' (film)]], a 2001 American short film starring [[Marie-Noelle Marquis]] | ||
| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | {{columns-list|2| | ||
| *[[False accusations]] | *[[False accusations]] | ||
| *[[False advertising]] | *[[False advertising]] | ||
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| *[[False arrest]] | *[[False arrest]] | ||
| *[[False confession]] | *[[False confession]] | ||
| - | *[[False consciousness]] | + | * "[[False consciousness]]" is the Marxist concept that the proletariat are misguided as ... False consciousness is theoretically linked with the concepts of the ... |
| *[[False conviction]] | *[[False conviction]] | ||
| *[[False dilemma]] | *[[False dilemma]] | ||
| - | *[[False document]] | + | * [[False document]]: a form of verisimilitude that attempts to create in the reader (viewer, audience, etc) a sense of authenticity beyond the normal and ... |
| *[[False ending]] | *[[False ending]] | ||
| *[[False etymology]] | *[[False etymology]] | ||
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| *[[False self]] | *[[False self]] | ||
| *[[False start]] | *[[False start]] | ||
| - | *[[Truth]] | ||
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False is the antonym of the adjective true.
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
- Fake
- 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
- False accusations
- False advertising
- False alarm
- False arrest
- False confession
- "False consciousness" is the Marxist concept that the proletariat are misguided as ... False consciousness is theoretically linked with the concepts of the ...
- False conviction
- False dilemma
- False document: a form of verisimilitude that attempts to create in the reader (viewer, audience, etc) a sense of authenticity beyond the normal and ...
- 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
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