Aletheia

Aletheia is an ancient Greek concept often translated as "truth" but with a deeper meaning than mere factual accuracy. Rooted in pre-Socratic and later Heideggerian philosophy, aletheia refers to truth as unconcealment—the process of revealing or bringing something into the light from hiddenness (lēthē meaning "forgetfulness" or "concealment"). In this sense, truth is not just correspondence between statements and reality but an ongoing act of discovery and disclosure. Heidegger, in particular, saw aletheia as central to understanding being, emphasizing how truth emerges dynamically rather than being a fixed, objective entity.