The Efficacy of True Speech

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_8250
dc.title	The Efficacy of True Speech. Gorgias Between Rorty and Foucault
dc.contributor.author	Serra Mauro
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Articolo
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/riviste/the-journal-for-the-philosophy-of-language-mind-an/2022/1/the-efficacy-of-true-speech/
dc.description.abstract	According to a widespread interpretation, in Gorgias’ philosophy of language there is no room for truth at all. The only aim of logos for him would be effective persuasion and speech would be constrained by nothing but persuasiveness itself. Referring to Encomium of Helen, I try to point out, however, that in Gorgias there is an attempt to investigate the complex relationship between truth and efficacy in the functioning of language. I also suggest that, seen from this perspective, Gorgias’ conception of truth shows significant points of contact with Rorty’s and, above all, Foucault’s thinking.
dc.relation.ispartof	JoLMA
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 3 \| Num. 1 \| Giugno 2022
dc.issued	2022-06-30
dc.dateAccepted	2022-05-13
dc.dateSubmitted	2022-03-03
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2723-9640
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/Jolma/2723-9640/2022/01/002
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Belief
dc.subject	Efficacy
dc.subject	Foucault
dc.subject	Rorty
dc.subject	Truth

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Gorgias Between Rorty and Foucault

Mauro Serra Università degli Studi di Salerno

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According to a widespread interpretation, in Gorgias’ philosophy of language there is no room for truth at all. The only aim of logos for him would be effective persuasion and speech would be constrained by nothing but persuasiveness itself. Referring to Encomium of Helen, I try to point out, however, that in Gorgias there is an attempt to investigate the complex relationship between truth and efficacy in the functioning of language. I also suggest that, seen from this perspective, Gorgias’ conception of truth shows significant points of contact with Rorty’s and, above all, Foucault’s thinking.

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30 Giugno 2022

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13 Maggio 2022

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03 Marzo 2022

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Keywords: Foucault • Rorty • Belief • Truth • Efficacy

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