Quote: "We can be said to be 'deceived' when we are convinced of a probable truth by the power of crafted language. But there need be no moral turpitude in this deception if probable knowledge, based in our deceptive, limited sensory organism, is all that humans can achieve anyway."
This quote brings up the nature of an objective sense of truth/reality which I think is really interesting. Everyone works in their best interest, and finds themselves to be the "hero" of their story. However, it is quite easy to see that just because someone see's themselves as right and benevolent doesn't mean that this is the perception someone else holds for the same issue, person, idea. This is just a minor example on how objectivity plays a role in our understanding of the world, and how we function in it.
Question: Sophists lean toward an understanding of knowledge/truth that places it in a realm of subjectivity where absolutes are unreachable. Are absolutes in understanding reality necessary?
This is a great question! If you think of an absolute as a standard, or basis of understanding in regard to a text or concept in reality, it would be in our interest to have this so we can hold each other accountable and base our knowledge on a “godly” standard as mentioned in the text. With that said, I don’t think we would ever have such a standard in society due to the fact that our knowledge and truth is all man made, in the best interest whoever made them.
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