TRUTH IN PHILOSOPHY.
There are two types of truths mainly empirical truth and convenient truth. Convenient truth is mostly reflected on deceivers such as politicians and is used when one is right although they know they are wrong. It is based on the current time with no reliance on future or past references and it uses seek to persuade people without much effort. However, empirical truth is based on previously spoken truths and experiments. It does not serve the present purpose and is more about continuous previous proves and recurrent future values. In the truthiness context, these forms of truth are also used differently in both art and politics ( McGinn, Colin 2013). Politics uses empirical truth and factual values and when the facts favor them but through their lies, they seek to use convenient truth to manipulate the crowds without worrying about their facts. Art is distinct as its truth is often based on assertions bad driven by emotions and desires.
The Milgram experiment represents truthiness in politics. The experiment focuses on individuals working under authoritative figures to execute given orders and later not only blaming victims for being in such a position but also blaming the authoritative figure for the damage they agreed to create. This depicts that humans will only tell the truth when it is convenient for them. In case of any blame just as in empirical truth, the blame leans on the authoritative side. This truth is biased and can be categorized as a convenient truth in that one knows they are wrong but use lies to cover for their actions as it also pays no reference to the past or the future. On the other hand, the piece The Work of the Yes Man depicts truthiness in art also depicted as convenient truth in that the yes man applies this when they want to be right although they know they might be wrong. The yes man often uses assertion to affirm his word and little can be done to affirm their words (Werhane & Patricia et al 2013).
Work Cited.
McGinn, Colin. Truth by Analysis: Games, names, and philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.
Werhane, Patricia H., et al. Obstacles to ethical decision-making: Mental Models, Milgram and the problem of obedience. Cambridge University Press, 2013.