knowledge covering general truths of the operation of general laws, esp. as obtained and tested through scientific method [and] concerned with the physical world."
这里的general truths 是得到"普遍认同, 相信"的意思!
truth----particular fact or reality (真理的定义是---事实或真实)
这里的general truths 是得到"普遍认同, 相信"的意思!
truth----particular fact or reality (真理的定义是---事实或真实)