Truth, Politics, Morality: Pragmatism and Deliberation

by Cheryl Misak

Cheryl Misak argues that truth ought to be reinstated to a central position in moral and political philosophy. It is a fascinating and fresh discussion of political theory and philosophy.

Genres: Philosophy, Politics

196 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Mark Crawford]

This rediscovery of the original project of pragmatism is highly illuminating for anyone who is unfamiliar with this school of thought, or who mistakenly thinks that Richard Rorty represents the best or most developed version of this philosophy. It is essentially an essay on epistemology (truth) with special application to moral and political deliberations.

The picture that neo-Peirceans like Cheryl Misak and Robert Talisse paint is that modern philosophy has been unfortunately dichotomized between objectivist and relativistic approaches to truth during the twentieth century, and that a resolution of sorts can be achieved by returning to the early (original) pragmatism of C.S. Peirce.

[Siavash]

Nice read. Clear writing. Lots of new things to learn. One thing i still don't get though...whats the diff btw truth qualifiers fruitfully as it can go, and community of inquirers and the end of inquiry.