A Short History of Truth
Consolations for a Post-Truth World
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- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
9 July 2018
Summary
How did we find ourselves in a “post-truth” world of “alternative facts”? And can we get out of it? A SHORT HISTORY OF TRUTH sets out to answer these questions by looking at the complex history of truth and falsehood. It identifies ten types of supposed truth and explains how easily each can become the midwife of falsehood. There is no species of truth that we can rely on unquestioningly, but that does not mean the truth can never be established. Attaining truth is an achievement we need to w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786488893 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1786488892 |
| Author: | Julian Baggini |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 9 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 110g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 10mm |
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About The Author
Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini is the founding editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine. He has a PhD on the philosophy of personal identity and is the author, co-author or editor of over twenty books including The Pig That Wants to be Eaten, The Ego Trick, Welcome to Everytown, The Virtues of the Table (all Granta), and most recently The Edge of Reason (Yale). He has written for numerous newspapers and magazines, as well as for the think-tanks The Institute of Public Policy Research, Demos and Counterpoint. His website is
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