La noción de verdad y sus implicaciones ético-políticas repensadas desde el pragmatismo americano

La noción de verdad y sus implicaciones ético-políticas repensadas desde el pragmatismo americano - Mónica Gómez Salazar - UNAM
Publisher name: 
UNAM
Year of publication: 
2021
Pages: 
128
Book size:
14x21cm
Binding: 
Soft cover

One of the central themes in Pragmatism is the notion of truth, closely linked to that of justification. A sound justification is understood as one based on the best possible reasons at a given historical moment and in relation to the appropriate context. What constitutes the best possible reasons? And how do we know when we have reached the point where, in fact, there are no more reasons that contradict the validity of our justifications? Good reasons would show that, within a context of certain social practices, these could be considered successful interventions in the world. Thus, the notion of truth is linked to processes of justification, but also to reality. In the process of justification, observing the actual consequences in contrast to the intended consequences yields information that demonstrates the sufficiency of the reasons on which a decision is based. Our best reasons a...read more

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Book: La noción de verdad y sus implicaciones ético-políticas repensadas desde el pragmatismo americano

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