Interesting. I just read the claim that the dominant understanding of 'truth' is to describe that which is evidenced. I doubted this.
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This ranges from political views - eg Republicans support Nazism - to personal views - shy skinny guys are hot - to observations - men suck
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However, when the word 'true' is in a question - Is this true? - then people seem to mean 'Is there evidence for this.'
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This seems right to me. That people who ask whether things are true are more concerned with evidence than people who assert things are true.
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Not suggesting those are two separate groups, btw. But I think assertions of truth & assertions that something is evidenced are different.
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I do think the PoMo claim the western world is dominated by positivistic ideas of truth & they need to get us to see perspectives is wrong.
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I think it's the contrary. Humans are very much inclined to think their own perspective is true & need to be convinced to check their facts.
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That's no better. We can agree with all sorts of things that may not be true. Need to distinguish common version of true with scientific one
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I just don't see the world PoMos see when they say they need to convince people that truth is about perspectives.
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I think the opposite. Humans very much inclined to think their own perspective is true & need to be convinced to check their facts.
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Totally agree with that. Pomos confuse doxa (to believe) with episteme (to know). But they also get Nietzschian perspectivism wrong.
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Do they? Have to admit I have given little thought to this.
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What the Nietzschian perspectivism the confusion, or both?
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Both, to be honest.
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Lol, we can talk when you're here. Looking forward to it.
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The fact that you had to scroll ten minutes tells you all you have to know about how technologically advanced
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