Full Idea
The pragmatist will say that truth is proper assertion, but different discourses have different standards for proper assertion.
Gist of Idea
Truth is proper assertion, but that has varying standards
Source
Cheryl Misak (Pragmatism and Deflationism [2007], 4)
Book Reference
'New Pragmatists', ed/tr. Misak,Cheryl [OUP 2009], p.86
A Reaction
This remark shows that there is a pragmatic attitude towards truth behind most attempts to analyse the concept of assertion. When and why is assertion legitimate, and what motivates it?