From: "Tobin Nellhaus" <nellhaus-AT-gis.net> Subject: Re: BHA: Putnam's realism Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 17:18:40 -0500 Hi Ruth-- You asked: >(3) epistemologically, Putnam goes for what he calls an idealized consensus theory of truth, or idealized warrented assent. What the concept of truth refers to, from this perspective, are propositions that an ideal group of knowers WOULD consent to. It's a lot like Habermas, from what I can tell about Habermas. And I think that there is some connection back to Pierce (do you know, Tobin?). > Peirce has a consensus theory of truth, but with the important proviso that the consensus includes all future investigators. Hence theories that we believe are true today are always subject to later correction. He seems to suggest a sort of asymptotic idea of approaching the truth, but in any case no "ideal" knowers are involved. I haven't read the Putnam so I can't speak any further about what connections there may be. T. --- Tobin Nellhaus nellhaus-AT-mail.com "Faith requires us to be materialists without flinching": C.S. Peirce --- from list bhaskar-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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