The Concept of Truth

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This book addresses the contemporary disillusion with truth, manifest in sceptical relativism. Contending that all contemporary theories of truth are too narrow, it argues for a novel conception of truth, by showing how error is implicated in the actions of all living things; and by analyzing uses of 'true' in non-linguistic contexts.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780230297852
ISBN-10: 0230297854
Pagini: 260
Ilustrații: XI, 260 p.
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Ediția:2011
Editura: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface Introduction: Truth in Trouble The Linguistic Conception of Truth The Functions Truth Serves Truth in Action Acting Truly The Genesis of Representations Acts of Assertion The Truth of Statements The Challenge of Sceptical Relativism Truth as Faithfulness Bibliography Index

Notă biografică

RICHARD CAMPBELL is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the Australian National University. He has served as Dean of Arts and Pro Vice-Chancellor at the ANU, and was for 15 years also involved in restructuring the system of school education in the Australian Capital Territory. He is the author of Secondary Education for Canberra (1973), From Belief to Understanding (1976), Truth and Historicity (1992), and numerous articles.

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