Searle and Foucault on Truth
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- Author: C. G. Prado, Queen's University, Ontario
- Date Published: March 2006
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- isbn: 9780521671330
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This book compares John Searle and Michel Foucault's radically opposed views on truth in order to demonstrate the need for invigorating cross-fertilization between the analytic and Continental philosophical traditions. By pressing beyond familiar clichés about analytic philosophy and postmodernism, a surprising convergence of Searle and Foucault's thought on truth emerge. The analytic impression of Foucault is of a radical relativist whose views on truth entail linguistic idealism. Searle himself has contributed to this impression through his aggressive critique of postmodern thinkers, especially Derrida. Prado lays this misperception to rest, showing analytic philosophers that Foucault's ideas about truth are defensible and merit serious attention, while also demonstrating to Continental philosophers that Searle's cannot be ignored.
Read more- Timeliness regarding a growing mutual interest on the part of analytic and Continental philosophers in each other's work
- Reveals surprising similarities between paradigmatic representatives of analytic and postmodern thought
- Provids accessible exposition and criticism of philosophical positions so opposed that few regard them as capable of comparison
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- Date Published: March 2006
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521671330
- length: 198 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 160 x 12 mm
- weight: 0.3kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Polar opposites
2. Searle
3. Foucault
4. Truth, reality, and confirmation
5. Truth and realism.
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