John MacFarlane debates how we might make sense of the idea that truth is relative, and how we might use this idea to give satisfying accounts of parts of our thought and talk that have resisted traditional methods of analysis.
Explores how we might make sense of the idea that truth is relative and uses the idea to give satisfying accounts of parts of our thought and talk that resist traditional analysis.
Come si distingue il vero dal falso? C'è una sola verità o ce ne sono tante? La verità si scopre o si costruisce? È assoluta oppure relativa? Queste sono soltanto alcune delle questioni che sorgono quando si tenta di fare i conti con questa proprietà familiare ma al contempo elu…
This book examines reality using verbs in their real time, which, like a segment of clock time, runs from the occurrence of the cause to the inevitable effect. As argued here, errors in our decisions often result from a 'noun approach' to the problem. A good decision depends on …
Introduction -- Suffering -- Desire -- Power and truth -- Conclusion : against debunking.
