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ERIC Number: EJ1409272
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0039-3746
EISSN: EISSN-1573-191X
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Epistemology as Pragmatic Inquiry: Rorty, Haack, and Academic Relativism in Education
Kenneth Driggers; Deron Boyles
Studies in Philosophy and Education, v43 n1 p47-55 2024
In a post-Trump, post-COVID-19 world, it is clear that truth is contested by fake news outlets and misinformation. Less clear is how to navigate the vicissitudes of intersectional discourse without devolving into a Richard Rortyan relativism that denies truth altogether. This paper considers the epistemic commitments of foundationalism and coherentism before turning to pragmatist Susan Haack to explore whether there are convergences between the two. The goal of this paper is three-fold: (1) to clarify how truth and fact feature in foundationalist and coherentist epistemic thinking; (2) to offer a pragmatist "foundherentist" intersection between foundationalism and coherentism; and (3) to use (1) and (2) to highlight the untenable position Rortyan relativism represents, specifically in relation to education formally understood.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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