[MD] David Hildebrand's Dewey

[MarshaV]

At 03:28 AM 1/18/2009, you wrote:
>Steve
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>16 Jan. you wrote:
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> > 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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