This framework allows any false claim to be deemed 'true under paraphrase,' collapsing the distinction between truth and utility, and threatening to make truth-claims metaphysically weightless.
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A structured system of rules or language that must be in place for rational discourse to be possible.
utility(Mill's qualification distinguishing his conception of utility from narrower hedonistic or preference-based interpretations.)
Utility in the largest sense, grounded on the permanent interests of man as a progressive being — not mere immediate pleasure or preference satisfaction.