RE: MD Two theories of truth

From: David Buchanan (DBuchanan@ClassicalRadio.org)
Date: Sat Nov 08 2003 - 22:13:59 GMT

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    dmb asked:
    Can you tell me the difference between intersubjectively agreed upon
    attributes and subjective qualities?"

    David M replied with a Rorty quote:
    "From Sartre's point of view, the urge to find such necessities
    is the urge to be rid of one's freedom to erect yet another alternative
    theory or vocabulary. Thus the edifying philosopher who points out the
    incoherence of the urge is treated as a "relativist", one who lacks
    moral seriousness, because he does not join in the common human
    hope that the burden of choice will pass away. ...we need... ...to think
    about science in such a way that its being a value-based enterprise
    occassions no surprise... "

    And Morey added:
    so he sees you coming. He talks less of truth than of agreement using
    the best methods we currently possess, he talks of person rather
    then the implies dualism of a subject, he does not talk about
    inter-subjective truth either. Why don't you list some true statements
    and we will take a look at how objective they are?

    dmb says:
    Huh? I asked for the difference between one thing and another. Your answer
    refers to neither of them! This makes no sense to me whatsoever. Your
    additional comments are incoherent and the quote itself is so out of context
    that I don't even know what the topic is. The urge to find what necessities?
    The incoherence of what urge? What surprise? As with most of your posts, I
    literally don't know what you're talking about. Shall I ask the question for
    the tenth time?

    Thanks anyway,
    DMB

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