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The Theory Of Rorty Collaborative Pragmatic Truth

Posted on:2013-12-23Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:D G ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2245330395453026Subject:Philosophy of science and technology
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The three aspects discuss the Richard Rorty’s collaborative pragmatic theory of Truth:First, the analysis begin in the Truth of the history of the development point of view, ancient Greece, Peelangsim that it is impossible to know the truth, because there is no judgment of truth standard, and the method to analysis the truth is hard to be known for people. In modern times, Hume tried to cut causal link to deconstruct the truth. While the20th century, Heidegger to illustrate the truth to know the truth contains a non-truth at the etymological point of view. Rorty critique of the old metaphysical Truth, that human knowledge is difficult to truly reflect things, so in line with the discourse of subjective and objective consistent with the truths to be hard to convince. Rational standard only allowed a conclusion and it is consistent will lead to rationalism. Only convention can avoid the deliberate pursuit of the truth.Second, Rorty critique of absolute truth, that truth is achieved through dialogue and collaboration between subjects, does not exist an absolute truth. The objective on Truth artificially to establish a logical relationship between the object and belief, thus fall into the metaphysical predicament. We believe that some reasonable things may not be true, which means that a person may put forward the idea better. Rorty says the boundaries of truth is not clear on cultural perspective of the post-philosophy, having a beneficial effect on society is the same as to achieve the target. People should be the pursuit of synergies, to abandon the desire for objectivity. The truth should be seen as a change in metaphor and personification of the word; science should not be the same as the truth, and this rejection of metaphysics, and then mixed with the form of truth and the truth, the form of the truth is mistaken as truth. Rorty stressed that the science itself is no fault, the mistake is that people want to attempt to deify science,thus post-philosophy and culture idea digest Philosophy as the ultimate critical status.Finally, the Rorty’s collaborative Pragmatic Theory of Truth, largely to learn from and carry forward the previous research results; advocate pragmatism and emphasis on interoperability and agreeability; truth is uncertainty, multiple, post-modernity and other features. Then turning literature, art, science and philosophy on an equal footing, and that philosophy will be more concerned about the real concern of life, the purpose is inspiring people’s wisdom to cultivate the people’s sentiments. Rorty at the same time deny the absolute truth, point that the truth is not relativism, but as ethnocentrism, that if there is no correspondence theory of Truth and faith on Truth opposition may be better.
Keywords/Search Tags:collaborative, pragmatism, conventionalism, correspondence theory, Truth
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