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Ischmetch t1_jbhr9gn wrote on March 9, 2023 at 3:09 AM

Reply to comment by GingerJacob36 in There is nothing to say about truth, admits Simon Blackburn. Here he presents the deflationist approach to truth – one that aims to put an end to the search for a theory of truth, which Blackburn now recognises is futile by IAI_Admin

Not necessarily. Some simply act for the sake of Aristotelian virtue.

GingerJacob36 t1_jbjw0rv wrote on March 9, 2023 at 4:02 PM

But it's not just courage for the sake of courage. There is always a motivating ethic of some kind, or a desire for change.