[MD] DMB and Rorty

[MarshaV]

On Apr 13, 2010, at 8:35 AM, Steven Peterson wrote:

> Hi Marsha,
> 
> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 4:13 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
>> 
>> On Apr 12, 2010, at 8:24 PM, Matt Kundert wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> "'X' is true iff X is true"
>>> 
>>> The most famous example being
>>> 
>>> "Snow is white" if and only if snow is white.
>>> 
>>> Tah-dah!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hey Matt,
>> 
>> I don't know if you're being sarcastic, or ignoring perceptions to speak
>> logically only (which can be meaningless to the particular), but white
>> can be different colors to different people.  Or maybe you were just
>> tossing out an easy one.   Snow is white usually when what is statically
>> "known" is overlaid onto what is experienced.  It is a perfect example of
>> static value interfering with direct experience.  Snow can be blue, purple,
>> golden, brown, grey, rose, etc., etc. etc...
> 
> 
> Steve:
> ...in which case "snow is white" would be false.
> 
> The disquotational theory of truth is simply to say that the assertion
> "X" is true if and only if X. For example, "Socrates is dead" is true
> if and only if Socrates is dead.
> 
> Such a theory of truth is referred to as a deflationary theory. Would
> you expect anything more from a theory of truth than just telling us
> how the word "true" functions in language?
> 
> Best,
> Steve


Hello Steve,

I don't think I would expect a 'theory of truth' to tell us anything truthful in
other than a conventional way, and since conventionality seems to 
depend on communication and by extension language,,, but that which 
is conventional known is illusion, or false.  

Is white true?  Is dead true?    How?    



Marsha
 
 



 
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