Topic
Double truth
About: Double truth is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 22 publications have been published within this topic receiving 170 citations.
Papers
1 Jan 1984
49 citations
40 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a comparison is made between three diverging strategies of "speaking the universal" which keep their relevance today; the double truth strategy for secular tolerance, illustrated by Spinoza and Wittgenstein; the construction of the universal as "hegemony", analyzed by Hegel and Marx in terms of collective consciousnesses or ideologies; and the program of generalized translation as it emerges from the critique of traditional "paradoxes of the untranslatable" in the works of contemporary socio-linguists and pragmatic philosophers.
Abstract: As a contribution to the debate on the future of philosophy as an autonomous discipline beyond its current function within Western-type universities, a comparison is offered between three diverging strategies of “speaking the universal” which keep their relevance today; the “Double Truth” strategy for secular tolerance, illustrated by Spinoza and Wittgenstein; the construction of the universal as “hegemony,” analyzed by Hegel and Marx in terms of collective consciousnesses or ideologies; and the program of generalized translation as it emerges from the critique of traditional “paradoxes of the untranslatable” in the works of contemporary socio-linguists and pragmatic philosophers. The conclusion remains an open questioning on the equivocity of the universal.
15 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the origins of the notion of double truth in medieval philosophy are investigated. But they do not identify the origin of the double truth concept in the modern study of medieval philosophy.
Abstract: This article enquires into the origins of the historiographical notion of double truth, a prominent and controversial category in the modern study of medieval philosophy. I believe that these origi...
9 citations
Book•
1 Jan 2002
TL;DR: In this paper, Islam and the Rediscovery of Political Philosophy in the Christian World are discussed, with a focus on the role of the double truth in the evolution of political philosophy.
Abstract: Chapter 1 On the Political Mode in Philosophy Chapter 2 Islam and the Rediscovery of Political Philosophy Chapter 3 Political Philosophy in the Christian World Chapter 4 Dante and Philosophical Allegory Chapter 5 The Imperialism of the Comedy Chapter 6 Dante and Christianity Chapter 7 The Theory of the Double Truth Chapter 8 The Decline of Political Philosophy Chapter 9 Appendix: Dante's Comedy as Utopia
9 citations
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