Herodotus describes the idea of truth as something to be pursued for its own sake, not because it will be good for oneself or for one's real or imaginary community. He says we're seeing through a very specific cultural lens and mistaking our own cultural habits for axioms or self evident truths. And so i think it's deeper than just something that started with the greeks.
David and Tamler take their first real look at pragmatism via Richard Rorty’s “Solidarity or Objectivity.” Can we discover facts about the world as it “really is,” independent of our own culturally influenced methods of inquiry? If not, does that make us relativists? Is David right about pragamatism being an ass-backward approach to scientific truth, or is he just a pragmatist who’s not ready to admit that to himself? Plus, does "The Little Mermaid" have to be white? What about Clark Kent? And we select the topic finalists for our Patreon listener selected episode.
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