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The contemporary conception of truth differs considerably from the ancient classical concept of truth. The difference is quite complex and varies from one century to the next and from one writer to another. This essay considers two related, almost contemporary positions, those of Michel Foucault and Peter Sloterdijk, treating the latter thinker more extensively, who distinguishes a wide variety of forms of truth. They both coincide in their position as a whole: truth, which was conceived as one, absolute, unchanging, and sublime is now understood as being embedded in the historical context from which it arises and where it lives. Special attention is paid to the division of society into groups according to their relationship to the prevailing historical truth and the cultural conflicts that have usually arisen from that situation.