M&D read and Truth

[matthew cissell]

Dear P-list,

To the extent that a person's reading experience is shaped by where and and
when and how s/he reads something, it is hard to imagine a hermetic
separation of the growing division portrayed in the novel and the division
we see in many societies today, especially the US.

  Moreover, in this era with its increasing assaults on the pursuit of
truth, I think we must carefully consider one of the most oft quoted lines
from M&D that occurs about 350 pages into the book and concerns Truth.
Perhaps in counter balance to the usual interrogators of Truth (Derrida
will do for a cliché example, but you may add others) let me suggest we
contemplate thinkers such as Donald Davidson, Michael Dummett and/ or
Stanley Cavell.

I'll see what I can throw in along the way.

ciao
mc



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