Truth & Generosity
Tina Lee Forsee
It doesn't matter whether you're conservative or liberal, religious or skeptical, the very fact you are able to understand the words you're reading right now—that we are all able to communicate with each other using language—means we must share a vast body of beliefs. While language may shape the way we think about the world to some small extent, it makes much more sense to say truth shapes language to a very large extent. That’s the central argument of this book: Truth is the condition that makes language possible.
Inspired by Donald Davidson’s philosophy, Weiner takes a bold philosophical argument against linguistic relativism and ‘alternative realities’ to its limit, and he does so in an direct style that’s astonishingly easy-to-read.
NEAL WEINER taught philosophy at Marlboro College from 1970-2007. He was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at the University of Chicago and a Danforth Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, where he did his doctoral work on Plato.
St. John’s College
University of Chicago
University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D.
Duration - 3h 5m.
Author - Tina Lee Forsee.
Narrator - Tina Lee Forsee.
Published Date - Sunday, 07 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2023 Tina Lee Forsee ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
It doesn't matter whether you're conservative or liberal, religious or skeptical, the very fact you are able to understand the words you're reading right now—that we are all able to communicate with each other using language—means we must share a vast body of beliefs. While language may shape the way we think about the world to some small extent, it makes much more sense to say truth shapes language to a very large extent. That’s the central argument of this book: Truth is the condition that makes language possible. Inspired by Donald Davidson’s philosophy, Weiner takes a bold philosophical argument against linguistic relativism and ‘alternative realities’ to its limit, and he does so in an direct style that’s astonishingly easy-to-read. NEAL WEINER taught philosophy at Marlboro College from 1970-2007. He was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at the University of Chicago and a Danforth Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, where he did his doctoral work on Plato. St. John’s College University of Chicago University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. Duration - 3h 5m. Author - Tina Lee Forsee. Narrator - Tina Lee Forsee. Published Date - Sunday, 07 January 2024. Copyright - © 2023 Tina Lee Forsee ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
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Foreword
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Introduction
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Part One: The Principle of Generosity
Duration:00:00:37
Chapter 1: The Principle of Generosity
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Chapter 2: Violations of the Principle of Generosity
Duration:00:07:05
Chapter 3: The Poetry of Ordinary Language
Duration:00:06:02
Chapter 4: What Language is Not
Duration:00:15:22
Chapter 5: Etymology and Truth
Duration:00:12:11
Chapter 6: Social Influences on Semantic Change
Duration:00:11:19
Part Two: Generosity and Shared Belief
Duration:00:01:24
Chapter 7: Politics and Relativism
Duration:00:03:12
Chapter 8: Trust and Doubt
Duration:00:14:27
Chapter 9: The Origin of Language
Duration:00:21:41
Chapter 10: Radical Interpretation
Duration:00:08:25
Chapter 11: How We Recognize Language as Language
Duration:00:08:07
Part Three: Generosity and Truth
Duration:00:00:42
Chapter 12: The Body of Truth
Duration:00:07:07
Chapter 13: The Heart of Truth
Duration:00:06:23
Chapter 14: Generosity Beyond the Sentence
Duration:00:15:19
Chapter 15: The Interpretive Ideal
Duration:00:07:42
Chapter 16: Interpreting the World Through Generosity
Duration:00:16:39
About the Authors
Duration:00:01:01
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:26