On Truth Blackburn Simon Paperback
On Truth Blackburn Simon Paperback Truth is not just a recent topic of contention. Why is the truth important? Arguments about it have gone on for centuries. Is there such a thing as objective,…
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On Truth Blackburn Simon Paperback
Truth is not just a recent topic of contention. Why is the truth important? Arguments about it have gone on for centuries.
Is there such a thing as objective, eternal truth, or is truth simply a matter of perspective, of linguistic or cultural vantage point?In this concise book Simon Blackburn provides an accessible explanation of what truth is and how we might think about it. Who decides what the truth is? The first half of the book details several main approaches to how we should think about, and decide, what is true.
These are philosophical theories of truth such as the correspondence theory, the coherence theory, deflationism, and others. He then examines how those approaches relate to truth in several contentious domains: art, ethics, reasoning, religion, and the interpretation of texts.Blackburn's overall message is that truth is often best thought of not as a product or
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