Description
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 "postmodernist" 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.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
192 pages
Language
English
Published
Sep 18, 2002
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Editions
2 editions
ISBN-10
0773524614
ISBN-13
9780773524613