A Modest Realism
Philosophy in the Contemporary World 5 (2-3):5-21 (1998)
| Abstract | This essay argues that essentialism and epistemological foundationalism can be separated, and that a “humble” realism-foundationalism can be described which explains common cultural practices like counseling. A necessary constructionist component survives in this still legitimately ‘realist’ position, but it is shown not to lead to any crippling skepticism or relativism, as does pure constructionism | |||||||||
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