One Implication of Foucault's Claim That Truth Is Relative to Culturally

question 24

Multiple Choice

One implication of Foucault's claim that truth is relative to culturally determined forms of discourse in which problems are set and truths are presented is that

• A)there is no progress in the social sciences.
• B)all interpretations are valid.
• C)the correspondence theory of truth is correct.
• D)we are, as a society, moving closer to the truth.

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