One of the most relevant theoretical contributions that Parrini’s positive philosophy seeks to make is an account of truth and objectivity that avoids the two extremes of metaphysical realism and deflationism. The goal of this essay is to provide a compre-hensive examination of Parrini’s philosophical proposal on the topics of truth and ob-jectivity, starting from his early essay “Vero come espressione descrittiva”and up to the works of his maturity. Two aspects are emphasized: on the one hand, the epistemo-logical reasons for Parrini’s dissatisfaction with the standard approaches to truth in-spired by Tarski’s Convention T; on the other hand, the philosophical motives that led him to adopt the view to the effect that truth and objectivity should be understood as empty categories. In the last part of the essay, the axiological dimension of Parrini’s account of truth and objectivity is brought to the fore, and its originality in relation to other influential neo-Kantian approaches is highlighted.
Empty Buckets Filled at the River of History: The Values of Truth and Objectivity in Parrini’s Positive Philosophy
Roberto Gronda
2024-01-01
Abstract
One of the most relevant theoretical contributions that Parrini’s positive philosophy seeks to make is an account of truth and objectivity that avoids the two extremes of metaphysical realism and deflationism. The goal of this essay is to provide a compre-hensive examination of Parrini’s philosophical proposal on the topics of truth and ob-jectivity, starting from his early essay “Vero come espressione descrittiva”and up to the works of his maturity. Two aspects are emphasized: on the one hand, the epistemo-logical reasons for Parrini’s dissatisfaction with the standard approaches to truth in-spired by Tarski’s Convention T; on the other hand, the philosophical motives that led him to adopt the view to the effect that truth and objectivity should be understood as empty categories. In the last part of the essay, the axiological dimension of Parrini’s account of truth and objectivity is brought to the fore, and its originality in relation to other influential neo-Kantian approaches is highlighted.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
