Marsha said:
Since you want an actual question, how do you deal with this quote, about
truth being relative, from the MoQ textbook?
dmb says:
The question is not about whether or not I can deal with the quote, but HOW
MANY TIMES have I already done so. Here's one of those times. This one was more
than a year ago ...
On Sep 21, 2010, at 3:01 PM, david buchanan wrote to Marsha:
... You are confusing relativism with the >>> provisional nature of truth. The
pragmatic theory of truth rejects the >>> notion of an absolute truth or an
objective truth but ideas are true or not >>> depending on whether or not they
function in experience. There is a >>> practical and empirical test of truth in
the MOQ. Anthony probably should >>> have used the word "provisional" in that
sentence. That word really is a >>> better fit with the description of truth in
his next sentence, as the best >>> explanation "at a given time". >>> >>>
Charges of relativism got James into hot water but Pirsig says his MOQ can >>>
adopt pragmatism and radical empiricism without falling into that trap. >>>
It's a bad place to be, according to almost any philosopher. In ZAMM we see >>>
how he takes sides with the Sophists, who he says were slandered as >>>
relativists. Pirsig is consistent about this concern with false charges of >>>
relativism against his main heroes and allies. >>> And yet
here you are saying the MOQ is just that. >>> >>> Sorry, but the evidence is
plainly against you. If you want to be a >>> relativist, that's one thing. But
don't trash Pirsig's work.
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