Re: On relativism

M Kusch (mkusch@castle.edinburgh.ac.uk)
Fri, 04 Nov 1994 15:23:24 +0000 (GMT)


Date: Fri, 04 Nov 1994 15:23:24 +0000 (GMT)
From: M Kusch <mkusch@castle.edinburgh.ac.uk>
To: h-verkko@sara.cc.utu.fi
Subject: Re: On relativism

There arrives a point in some discussions where a continuation of the exchange becomes no more than a restating of the differences. The ex- change between Jukka and me has reached this point. It seems to me that further progress could only be achieved by turning the discussion towards more technical issues (can one make sense of absolute truth, metaphysical realism etc., the validity-genesis divide) best discussed in the light of some standard texts in the field. I do cover these areas in my courses but it would be a bit too time-consuming for me to 'lecture' on these topics on an email discussion list. So I let Jukka have the last word (and won't reply to his last mail) and hope that the exchange has at least clarified the differences for some readers of the list.

Regards, Martin