Louis CaruanaCorresponding author

Universal Claims

Article
16/1 - Spring 2011, pages 157-169
Date of online publication: 13 août 2015
Date of publication: 10 décembre 2020

Abstract

Claims are universal when they are not dependent on when and where they are made. Mathematics and the natural sciences are the typical disciplines that allow such claims to be made. Is the striving for universal claims in other disciplines justified. Those who attempt to answer this question in the affirmative often argue that it is justified when mathematics and the natural sciences are taken as the model for other disciplines. In this paper I challenge this position and analyze the issue by looking at it from a new angle, a perspective that involves two key concepts: violence and loyalty. The result of this analysis throws light on the broader question concerning what the search for truth might mean in a pluralistic world.

Cite this article

Caruana, Louis. “Universal Claims.” Forum Philosophicum 16, no. 1 (2011): 157–69. doi:10.35765/forphil.2011.1601.10.