In certain philosophical traditions, like the Plato tradition, truth is valuable because it is truth and it is beyond the existence of Imperfect human However, in modern times, truth is regarded as a product of social movements. I think Bernard Williams does not accept the goal. So, first, he agrees that accuracy and sincerity is a product of social cooperation. But he also argues that if we accept accuracy and sincerity as a product of social cooperation, then given that these virtues are formed in history, then it permits a possibility that we also can give them up historically. Okay, it seems Williams does not accept this, because we cannot abandon certain values because itβs formed in history. For example, language is formed in history, but to abandon language is likely withdrawn from society itself. and he argues that accuracy and sincerity are the values that we cannot abandon because it becomes the essential elements for our society. So we need truth. Itβs not because it is a metaphysical status. We need truth because it becomes a backbone of us to live in our society. So that the historical research on truth to reveal the origin of the truth and our epistemic virtues does not necessarily underestimate its necessity. On the contrary, once we understand how this epistemic virtues become visible in history, Then we come understand why they are irreplaceable in history. It is a lifestyle that we cannot withdraw.
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