Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 12:01:25 +0200 (MET DST) From: "Ralf W. Stephan" <ralf-AT-ark.franken.de> Subject: Re: The Question of Interpretation On Mon, 18 Sep 1995, Steven E. Callihan wrote: > There is no God's-eye perspective, therefore every statement is > perspectival. If we deny metaphysics, we can no longer slander the > senses, for we could only do so in the name of a metaphysic. > Perspectivity must thus find its ground in the experience, the > language, of the senses--truth, in other words, is entirely pragmatic > and empiric. Truth is whatever happens to be the case. Where there > is no case, there can be no truth (or falsity). Every "case" exists > as a narrative composition enfolded out of a perspective. It is very interesting that all this can be found in the biologically and psychologically motivated work of the cognitive psychologist Maturana, who himself derives some of his results from Wittgenstein, esp. the Tractatus. The borderline between perspectivity and truth can be clearly found in the last sentence: "Wor=FCber man nicht sprechen kann, dar=FCber soll man schweigen." ralf --- from list nietzsche-AT-jefferson.village.virginia.edu --- ------------------
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