The politics of truth in polarized America:

"Alan Levine provides a chronological road map to our disharmonious present moment while also complicating our understanding of "the politics of truth." His essay traces major conceptions of truth in Western philosophy from Socratic skepticism and medieval faith to enlightenment optim...

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Other Authors: Barker, David C. 1969- (Editor), Suhay, Elizabeth ca. 20./21. Jh (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2021]
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Summary:"Alan Levine provides a chronological road map to our disharmonious present moment while also complicating our understanding of "the politics of truth." His essay traces major conceptions of truth in Western philosophy from Socratic skepticism and medieval faith to enlightenment optimism and postmodern rejection, arguing that aspects of all these belief traditions are alive and kicking, forming in our polity a kind of "metaphysical pluralism." To navigate our current pluralist or fractured conceptions of truth, Levine argues that we should strive to avoid both excessive dogmatism and relativism"--
Physical Description:xv, 430 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:9780197578384

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