Truth, politics, morality : pragmatism and deliberation / / Cheryl Misak

• Autore: Misak C. J (Cheryl J.)
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Disciplina: 121
• Soggetto topico: Truth; Political science - Philosophy; Ethics; Pragmatism; Inquiry (Theory of knowledge)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [168]-179) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The problem of justification; Truth, inquiry, and experience: a pragmatist epistemology; Moral deliberation; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Cheryl Misak argues that truth ought to be reinstated to a central position in moral and political philosophy. She argues that the correct account of truth is one found in a certain kind of pragmatism: a true belief is one upon which inquiry could not improve, a belief which would not be defeated by experience and argument. This account is not only an improvement on the views of central figures such as Rawls and Habermas, but it can also make sense of the idea that, despite conflict, pluralism, and the expression of difference, our moral and political beliefs aim at truth and can be subject t
• Titolo autorizzato: Truth, politics, morality
• ISBN: 1-134-82617-6; 0-203-28352-X; 0-203-16228-5; 1-280-32580-1; 1-134-82618-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823721603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II