On Truth

by Simon Blackburn

Book Overview

Truth is not just a recent topic of contention. Arguments about it have gone on for centuries. Why is the truth important? Who decides what the truth is? 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. The first half of the book details...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190867213
• ISBN13: 9780190867218
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.1"