“My intention was not to deal with the problem of truth, but with the problem of truth-teller or truth-telling as an activity. By this I mean that, for me, it was not a question of analyzing the internal or external criteria that would enable the Greeks and Romans, or anyone else, to recognize whether a statement or proposition is true or not. At issue for me was rather the attempt to consider truth-telling as a specific activity, or as a role.”
Discourse & Truth, Concluding remarks by Foucault. (Spotted here.)
Suggested citation: Fugard, A. (2008, January 11). A good way to think about truth [blog post]. https://andifugard.info/a-good-way-to-think-about-truth/
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