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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Truth: A History and a Guide for the Perplexedby F Fernandez Armesto
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This challenging and original book illuminates what Felipe Fernández-Armesto considers to be the unique predicament of our times: That our society has come to lose faith and interest in the reality and search for truth. We need, he argues, a new way of understanding and identifying truth which can survive in the postmodern era. By examining how people throughout history and across the world have tried to distinguish truth from falsehood, Fernández-Armesto places our current crisis in context, and offers a fresh approach to tackling the quest for truth. Synopsis:Written by a renowned Oxford historian, this fascinating volume presents a global history of truth. Sharp and authoritative, "Truth" manages to touch every period of human experience; it leaps from truth-telling technologies of "primitive" societies to the private mental worlds of great philosophers; from spiritualism to science and from New York to New Guinea. In clear, lucid prose, this little book takes on an enormous subject and makes it understandable to anyone. About the AuthorFelipe Fernandez-Armesto has been a member of the Modern History Faculty of Oxford University since 1983. His many previous works include Columbus and Millennium. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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