ABSTRACT
In actual fact, few scientists would claim to have discovered an eternal Truth, i.e., a Truth with a capital “T.” Philosophers have spent a great deal of energy trying to suggest ways to maximize objectivity in philosophical ethical inquiry. Though truth-seeking in ethics is similar to truth-seeking in science in the sense that both are grounded in falsification, practical reasoning is often more complicated than theoretical reasoning since, in deciding a course of action, discarding all contenders is never an option. Since anyone who gets on a plane, or crosses a bridge, or whatever, obviously thinks that there are truths with regard to building planes and bridges, those who worry about truth, or deny its possibility, deny it with regard to matters of value. If a Community of Inquiry is genuinely about “inquiry,” then one must believe that such inquiry will result in a movement toward truth.
