At 03:28 AM 1/18/2009, you wrote:
Steve
16 Jan. you wrote:
> I'm confused about what the pragmatic theory of truth is. James says
> truth is a species of good and is that which is expedient in terms of
> belief. Pierce says that truth is what is so whether you are I or
> anyone else believes it. I think Pierce's take is what we usually mean
> by truth. Rorty says that pragmatism doesn't really have a theory if
> truth. Truth is just the property that all true startments have in
> common and pragmatists don't have anything philosphically interesting
> to say about truth beyond that.
Regarding truth I wonder what the problem is? Need it any
particular definition beyond the one given by the MOQ? The early
Greek thinkers' search for eternal principle that ended with the
greatest principle of them all TRUTH. In a SOL interpretation this
was intellect emerging from the old mythological social level. So
truth is a static intellectual pattern, the notion of a rock bottom
reality that science and knowledge will uncover if the search goes
on and on. Why not use the mighty tool we have been given by
Pirsig instead of all these lesser thinkeres of whom some may
have been on to something, but are left in the dust by RMP. And
DMB who praises "Bob" but makes it a point not speaking about
the MOQ only some Pragmatism that you are right in wondering
what is.
Bo
Greetings Bo,
I think you're being a little unfair. Do you think those who
participate in this forum should just accept the MOQ because "Bob"
says so? Or just accept the SOL because you say so? I think the
participants in this forum are looking for a deep experience of
understanding.
About the rest I just may agree. I especially like the use of the
word 'notion'.
Marsha
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The Universe is uncaused, like a net of jewels in which each is a
reflection of all the others in a fantastic, interrelated harmony without end.
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