Pragmatism Versus Social Construction: A Reply to Shahryari

IF 1.2 2区哲学 Q2 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Journal for General Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2023-12-07 DOI:10.1007/s10838-023-09668-z

David J. Stump

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Abstract

In a response to my recent article in this journal, Shahram Shahryari argues that I fail to present a third position between absolutism and relativism. He makes two points: first, that fallibilism is insufficient as an alternative, because it is compatible with both relativism and absolutism. The second point is that my argument that experience can lead to objective judgment without being a new absolute fails. I discuss these in turn, showing that both critiques fail and that pragmatism is a genuine alternative between absolutism and relativism.

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实用主义与社会建构：对 Shahryari 的答复

Shahram Shahryari 在回应我最近在本刊发表的文章时，认为我没有在绝对主义和相对主义之间提出第三种立场。他提出了两个观点：第一，作为一种选择，谬误论是不充分的，因为它与相对主义和绝对主义都是兼容的。第二点是，我关于经验可以导致客观判断而不成为新的绝对的论点是失败的。我将依次讨论这些论点，说明这两种批评都是失败的，实用主义是绝对主义和相对主义之间的真正选择。

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Journal for General Philosophy of Science HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE-

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