totuusarvokelpoisuus

Totuusarvokelpoisuus, a Finnish term, translates to "truth-value capability" or "verifiability" in English. It refers to the property of a statement or proposition that allows it to be assigned a truth value, meaning it can be definitively classified as either true or false. This concept is fundamental in logic and epistemology.

A statement is considered totuusarvokelpoinen if there exists a method or set of criteria by which its truth or falsity can be determined. This determination can be empirical, logical, or definitional. For instance, the statement "The sky is blue" is totuusarvokelpoinen because it can be verified through observation. The statement "2 + 2 = 4" is totuusarvokelpoinen due to logical deduction.

Conversely, statements that are not totuusarvokelpoinen are often considered meaningless or nonsensical within a given framework. This can include subjective opinions presented as objective facts, paradoxes that cannot be resolved, or statements that are inherently vague or self-contradictory. The principle of totuusarvokelpoisuus is closely linked to the verificationist criterion of meaning, which posits that a statement has meaning only if it is empirically verifiable or a tautology. In philosophical discourse, understanding totuusarvokelpoisuus helps distinguish between meaningful assertions and those that lie outside the realm of verifiable knowledge.