Assumptions of the Correspondence Theory of Truth (CrTT):

The correspondence theory of truth (CrTT)posits two key assumptions: 1) there exists a mind-independent world and 2) it
is possible to know certain things about this mind-independent world.

By mind-independent it is simply meant that the world would exist even if our minds did not exist. In other words, the world
is independent of our thinking. Even if we did not know that the world existed, the world would still exist.

Regarding knowing this world, the CrTT holds that it is possible to know some things about this mind-independent world. We
can know that the world does exist (for we interact with it). If someone were to claim that it is not possible to know anything
about the world, this is still a knowledge claim regarding the world. Specifically, this view claims 1) to know that the world
does exist and 2) we know that we do not know it. Thus, at least two knowledge claims are presented.

Notice that the assumptions of CrTT present two different issues. One is the actual existence of the world (ontological status
of the world) and the second is the knowledge of the world (our epistemological status about the world). The world’s existence
(ontology) is not dependent upon our knowledge (epistemology) of the world. It is important to keep these two issues distinct.
These two assumptions may seem basic to most people, and rightly so, but there are other theories (e.g., Coherence Theory
of Truth) that reject both of these assumptions.