Keywords
correspondentismo
epistemología
pluralismo
verdad human sciences
correspondentism
epistemology
pluralism
truth
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Abstract
Because of its lack of definition, the Human Sciences are prone to include views close to post-truth, without subjecting them to scrutiny. This paper explores the question of whether knowledge in Human Sciences could renounce the search for truth, and, if so, whether it would preserve its nature of knowledge despite it being relative, subjective, and irrational. I claim that it is not necessary to fall into relativism, subjectivism, or irrationalism in the Human Sciences and that a concept of Truth which preserves their specificity is possible. To support this claim, I begin by first reconstructing some recent polemics about realism and anti-realism in the Human Sciences. Second, I explore the Pluralist Theory of Truth, especially the Correspondence Pluralism. I conclude by showing how to overcome some tensions that we perceive in epistemological discussions about the Human Sciences.
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