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Ideas for '04: Gospel of St John', 'works' and 'The Nature of Things'

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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth
Jesus said he bore witness to the truth. Pilate asked, What is truth? [John]
3. Truth / E. Pragmatic Truth / 1. Pragmatic Truth
Peirce did not think a belief was true if it was useful [Peirce, by Misak]
Pragmatic 'truth' is a term to cover the many varied aims of enquiry [Peirce, by Misak]
If truth is the end of enquiry, what if it never ends, or ends prematurely? [Atkin on Peirce]