When Truth Gives Out

by Mark Richard and Mark Richard

Book Overview

Is the point of belief and assertion invariably to think or say something true? Is the truth of a belief or assertion absolute, or is it only relative to human interests? Most philosophers think it incoherent to profess to believe something but not think it true, or to say that some of the things we believe are only relatively true. Common sense disagrees. It sees many opinions, such as those about matters of taste, as neither true nor false; it takes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199587280
• ISBN13: 9780199587285
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: OUP UK
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"