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Why Truth Matters
Ophelia Benson
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Description for Why Truth Matters
Hardback. Truth has always been a central preoccupation of philosophy in all its forms and traditions. An inspiring argument for restoring truth to its rightful place, this book takes a look at how and why modern thought and culture lost sight of the importance of truth. It is useful for those enraged by the worst excesses of the fashionable intelligentsia. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412. 8vo.Good copy a little dusty.
Truth has always been a central preoccupation of philosophy in all its forms and traditions. However, in the late twentieth century truth became suddenly rather unfashionable. The precedence given to assorted political and ideological agendas, along with the rise of relativism, postmodernism and pseudoscience in academia, led to a decline both of truth as a serious subject, and an intellectual tradition that began with the Enlightenment. Why Truth Matters is a timely, incisive and entertaining look at how and why modern thought and culture lost sight of the importance of truth. It is also an eloquent and inspiring argument ... Read more
Truth has always been a central preoccupation of philosophy in all its forms and traditions. However, in the late twentieth century truth became suddenly rather unfashionable. The precedence given to assorted political and ideological agendas, along with the rise of relativism, postmodernism and pseudoscience in academia, led to a decline both of truth as a serious subject, and an intellectual tradition that began with the Enlightenment. Why Truth Matters is a timely, incisive and entertaining look at how and why modern thought and culture lost sight of the importance of truth. It is also an eloquent and inspiring argument ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780826476081
SKU
KEX0297337
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Ophelia Benson
Jermey Stangroom is co-editor (with Julian Baggini) of The Philosophers' Magazine and the successful philosophy books, What Philosophy Is and Great Thinkers A-Z. He and Ophelia Benson are editors of www.butterfliesandwheels.com
Reviews for Why Truth Matters
. ..valuable little book... -;lt;em>Financial Times
Simon Blackburn Financial Times In this accessible text, the editors of the Butterfliesandwheels.com website critically examine the current trend of skepticism regarding the reality, meaning, possibility and importance of the truth. Calling for a return to the intellectual tradition of the Enlightenment, they expose the faulty thinking of everyone from religious ... Read more
Simon Blackburn Financial Times In this accessible text, the editors of the Butterfliesandwheels.com website critically examine the current trend of skepticism regarding the reality, meaning, possibility and importance of the truth. Calling for a return to the intellectual tradition of the Enlightenment, they expose the faulty thinking of everyone from religious ... Read more