Searle And Foucault On Truth

Comparing John Searle and Michel Foucaults radically opposed views on truththis book demonstrates the need for invigorating crossfertilization betweenthe analyt... » 

Comparing John Searle and Michel Foucaults radically opposed views on truththis book demonstrates the need for invigorating crossfertilization betweenthe analytic and Continental philosophical traditions. By pressing beyondfamiliar clichs about analytic philosophy and postmodernism a surprisingconvergence of Searle and Foucaults thought on truth emerge. Prado rebuts theanalytic impression of Michel Foucault as a radical relativist and shows thatFoucault not only is a realist but also is much closer than many imagine toJohn Searle and Donald Davidson both model analytic thinkers. «