noun
correspondence theory of truth
A technical term in philosophy, especially epistemology. Refers to the theory that a proposition is true if and only if it corresponds to the facts. Often contrasted with 整合説 (coherence theory).
See also: 整合説
対応説は、真理の対応理論として知られている。
The correspondence theory is known as the correspondence theory of truth.
哲学の授業で対応説と整合説を比較した。
In philosophy class, we compared the correspondence theory and the coherence theory.