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Truth: Studies of a Robust Presence (Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy)
Kurt Pritzl
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Description for Truth: Studies of a Robust Presence (Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy)
Hardcover. Presents studies that enlarge the logical argument for truth by articulating and exploring the rich and robust presence of truth in various areas of human life and knowing, both speculative and practical. Editor(s): Pritzl, Kurt. Series: Studies in Philosophy & the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 737.
Truth: Studies of a Robust Presence brings together groundbreaking studies of objective truth as a robust, philosophically consequential reality and a compelling presence in all areas and dimensions of human life. After an era of philosophical reflection in both the Anglo-American and Continental traditions dominated by the denial or compromise of the standing and centrality of truth, which has been profoundly influential even in the general culture, important philosophers are again taking up and advancing the case for objective and substantial truth. This volume makes a unique contribution to this movement by presenting studies that enlarge and enliven the logical ... Read more
Truth: Studies of a Robust Presence brings together groundbreaking studies of objective truth as a robust, philosophically consequential reality and a compelling presence in all areas and dimensions of human life. After an era of philosophical reflection in both the Anglo-American and Continental traditions dominated by the denial or compromise of the standing and centrality of truth, which has been profoundly influential even in the general culture, important philosophers are again taking up and advancing the case for objective and substantial truth. This volume makes a unique contribution to this movement by presenting studies that enlarge and enliven the logical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Philosophy & the History of Philosophy
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813216805
SKU
V9780813216805
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About Kurt Pritzl
Kurt Pritzl, is dean of the School of Philosophy and associate professor at the Catholic University of America. He specializes in ancient Greek philosophy and the theory of knowledge. He has published articles on early Greek philosophy, on dialectic and received opinion in Plato, and on Aristotle's cognitional theory and account of the soul. He has also published on the ... Read more
Reviews for Truth: Studies of a Robust Presence (Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy)
Combining textual and historical approaches, the study as a whole provides the reader with a sense of how compelling and complex the question of truth is today, and how important it is that such questions are raised and, to the degree that one is able, how well they are answered. It is a study that will interest both the historian ... Read more