The nature of truth :classic and contemporary perspectives

"A Bradford book.""What is truth?" has long been the philosophical question par excellence. The Nature of Truth collects in one volume the twentieth century's most influential philosophical work on the subject. The coverage strikes a balance between classic works and the leading edge of current philosophical research.The essays center around two questions: Does truth have an underlying nature? …

In praise of reason / In Praise of Reason:

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True to Life: Why Truth Matters

A Bradford book.""In this book, Michael Lynch argues that truth does matter, in both our personal and political lives. Lynch explains that the growing cynicism over truth stems in large part from our confusion over what truth is." "True to Life defends four simple claims : that truth is objective; that it is good to believe what is true; that truth is a goal worthy of inquiry; and that truth ca…

Truth in Context: An Essay on Pluralism and Objectivity

In Truth in Context, Michael Lynch argues that there is a middle path, one where metaphysical pluralism is consistent with a robust realism about truth. Drawing on the work of Hilary Putnam, W.V.O. Quine, and Ludwig Wittgenstein, among others, Lynch develops an original version of metaphysical pluralism, which he calls relativistic Kantianism. He argues that one can take facts and propositions …

In praise of reason

A spirited defense of the relevance of reason for an era of popular skepticism over such matters as climate change, vaccines, and evolution.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Truth in context :an essay on pluralism and objectivity

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