Engel argues that, although the minimalist conception of truth is basically right, it does not follow that truth can be eliminated from our philosophical thinking, as is claimed by some radical deflationists. In particular, he shows that some deflationist views have a definitively relativist and "e;postmodernist"e; ring and should be rejected. Even if a metaphysically substantive theory of truth has little chance to succeed, he argues, truth plays a central role as a norm or guiding value of our rational inquiries and practices in the philosophy of knowledge and in ethics.
| ISBN: | 9780773581722 |
| Publication date: | 18th September 2002 |
| Author: | Engel, Pascal |
| Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press |
| Format: | Ebook |
Engel argues that, although the minimalist conception of truth is basically right, it does not follow that truth can be eliminated from our philosophical thinking, as is claimed by some radical deflationists. In particular, he shows that some deflationist views have a definitively relativist and "e;postmodernist"e; ring and should be rejected.
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Truth was written by Engel, Pascal and published by McGill-Queen's University Press
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