A Short History of Truth Consolations for a Post-truth World

Hardcover • 2017 • English

A Short History of Truth Consolations for a Post-truth World

By Julian Baggini

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About the book

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 work...Show more

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ISBN

9781786488886

Publisher

Quercus

Published year

2017

Language

English

Original title

A Short History of Truth Consolations for a Post-truth World

Format

Hardcover

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