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title: 'Criteria of Diverse Kinds of Truth As Opposed to Agnosticism: Being a Treatise on Applied Logic'
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authors:
- 'James McCosh'
date: 1882-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Epistemology'
- 'Natural Theology'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 19'
- 'John 14'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mccosh-1882-criteria-of-diverse-kinds-of-truth-as-opposed-to-agnosticism-being-a-treatise-on-applied-logic
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# Criteria of Diverse Kinds of Truth As Opposed to Agnosticism: Being a Treatise on Applied Logic

McCosh argues truth is attainable and testable—via self‑evidence, necessity, and universality—using applied logic to rebut agnosticism and outline methods of inquiry.

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