Truth, Politics, Morality Pragmatism and Deliberation

Name: Truth, Politics, Morality Pragmatism and Deliberation
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ISBN: 9780415140362

ISBN-10: 0415140366

ISBN-13: 9780415140362

Edition: 1999

Authors: Cheryl Misak

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Can we criticize those who hold beliefs which are likely to be wrong? Or must we abandon notions of truth and objectivity and claim that certain beliefs are best for us while incompatible beliefs are best for others?Truth, Politics, Moralityaddresses this crucial issue and its implications for democracy by arguing that the notion of truth ought to be returned to the center of moral and political philosophy. Cheryl Misak persuasively makes a case for a certain kind of pragmatism in which a true belief is one that could not be improved by inquiry, nor defeated by experience or argument. Her compelling discussion makes sense of the idea that, despite conflict, pluralism, and the expression of…

Book details

List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 1/3/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



The Problem of Justification



Truth, Inquiry, and Experience: a Pragmatist Epistemology



Moral Deliberation


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index