A theory that situates truth as emerging from interpersonal relations—dialogues, debates, consensus processes, and shared epistemic practices. Truth is not merely correspondence with reality but is also what a community, after proper deliberation, agrees to hold as true. This does not make truth arbitrary; it means that truth is always truth‑for‑a‑community, arrived at through processes that are themselves social. The theory highlights that even the most “objective” truths depend on trust, testimony, and the social fabric of knowers.
Example: “Interpersonal Truth Theory explains why scientific truths change not when individuals change their minds, but when the community’s consensus shifts—truth is interpersonal before it is propositional.”
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