No you see this is what leaves you right open to a postmodernist critique. You have to distinguish knowledge (a human product) from the world (which may be a human product (society)). But knowledge of the world is socially constructed. This means any knowledge claim could...1/
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In short, I am not going round saying that established facts are socially constructed because by this, people mean that we made it up and different cultures can make it up differently and be equally right. The sun is actually a chariot containing a god.
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You might want to revisit Wittgenstein on private language games.
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I'm pretty sure I don't.
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Now therein lies both the problem and the admission of the problem. I'll leave it here.
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My lack of philosophy? Oh yes. I admit to that. This was rude, though. I'm sorry.https://twitter.com/HPluckrose/status/970670269814726657 …
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No the knowledge was brought into being by society. If there were no humans they'd be no knowledge the orbits. You're confusing epistemology with ontology and wide open to a postmodernist critique.
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I'll only be repeating myself if I respond to that.
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You are where you are. But a sophisticated postmodernist (not a Twitter troll) will eat this up. Just trying to help. Ask
@peterboghossian. You have to differentiate knowledge from what it's knowledge of. All knowledge is socially constructed. -
I have agreed with this! We have been here! I just don't think this is what is meant by 'socially constructed'. It's not the problem. I am not taking issue with people saying knowledge is provisional. I'm taking issue with them saying we make it up.
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