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Truth and consequences.

Polly Mitchell¹, Alan Cribb¹, Vikki Entwistle²

¹Centre for Public Policy Research King's College London United Kingdom.

|January 17, 2024

Summary

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Applied philosophy integrates truth-seeking with consequentialism, challenging the notion that philosophical practice must abandon truth for policy outcomes. This approach highlights the ethical and practical value of consequentialist philosophical inquiry.

Keywords:

applied philosophy methodology philosophical methods public policy

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Area of Science:

Philosophy of Science
Ethics
Public Policy

Background:

Dan Brock's 1987 paper "Truth or Consequences" posits a conflict between philosophical truth-seeking and policy-driven consequentialism.
This view suggests applied philosophers must sacrifice truth for practical outcomes, incurring moral and methodological costs.

Purpose of the Study:

To challenge the dichotomy between theoretical philosophy (truth-seeking) and applied philosophy (consequence-oriented).
To present a more optimistic and nuanced understanding of applied philosophy's role.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis of the relationship between truth and consequences in philosophical practice.
Critique of the pessimistic view on applied philosophy and policymaking.

Main Results:

The distinction between theoretical and applied philosophy is not a strict choice between truth and consequences.
Applied philosophy can and should engage in truth-seeking that is inherently concerned with consequences.

Conclusions:

Applied philosophers can pursue truth while considering practical outcomes.
The practice of philosophy itself has consequences that should be part of philosophical inquiry.
A richer, optimistic model of applied philosophy integrates truth and consequences effectively.