What does it mean to be rational, and why should someone try to be rational? Your essay should link rationality with the three theories of truth explored in this chapter. Specifically, it should address how the concept of rationality incorporates coherence and pragmatic approaches to truth, as well as a revised version of the correspondence theory of truth. It should discuss the meaning and
import of relativism, especially the simplistic version of relativism, which says that truth is subjective: In what respects is relativism true? In what respects false? It should address the intellectual and practical motivations a person might have in being rational.
What will be an ideal response?
?The focus here is on rationality in relation to the concepts of truth developed in the chapter.
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