Truth, Value and Politics

Whether truth is independent of human perception or not is a matter of philosophical debate. But any idea, concept of truth or value should not really matter unless they have direct relationship to human life. We always have had multiple notions of truth and value. Attempts to universalise certain truth or value have been relentless and philosophical or ideological schools in the past have attempted to address universal concerns of human beings.

In the contemporary world, the endeavour to seek universal solutions to human problems have not ceased. Certain ideas and values do have if not universal but dominant appeal and legitimacy that shape lives of people. These values and notions of truth are products of circumstances and are not free from power and politics of our time.