Pragmatism and Truth
Discussion Board Forum 1
Topic: Pragmatism and Truth
This course utilizes the Post-First feature in all Discussion Board Forums. This means you will only be able to read and interact with your classmates’ threads after you have submitted your thread in response to the provided prompt. For additional information on Post-First, click here for a tutorial.
In order to complete this assignment, you need to first:
watch the presentation “What Is Truth?”
read the section on Pragmatic views of truth in chapter 4 of Dew & Foreman
read “Some Problems with Pragmatism” by Douglas Groothuis
If you have not done so, stop now to view and read that material.
For your thread, compare the three items in terms of their critiques of Pragmatism by addressing all of the following questions:
Which criticism of Pragmatism is repeated in all three items?
Which single criticism of Pragmatism is strongest in your view? (Give your reasons.)
Which single criticism of Pragmatism is weakest or least clear? (Give your reasons.)
