ABSTRACT
I very much appreciate both the care and the friendly tone that Rescher's ‘Knowledge of the truth in pragmatic perspective’ displays. Rescher is an important thinker, and I hope this exchange may be the beginning of a fruitful dialogue between us. In my reply to Jürgen Habermas, I wrote: ‘I am delighted that he has read so much of my work, and that he has thought about it so carefully. Nevertheless, I need to contest his “Putnam-interpretation” at a number of points, for to concede his interpretation would be to concede his criticisms.’ Not surprisingly, the same is true in Rescher's case!
