Truth and Truthfulness : an Essay in Genealogy.

What does it mean to be truthful? What role does truth play in our lives? What do we lose if we reject truthfulness? No philosopher is better suited to answer these questions than Bernard Williams. Writing with his characteristic combination of passion and elegant simplicity, he explores the value o...

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Main Author: Williams, Bernard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2004.
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505 0 |a Cover; Contents; 1 The Problem; 2 Genealogy; 3 The State of Nature: A Rough Guide; 4 Truth, Assertion, and Belief; 5 Sincerity: Lying and Other Styles of Deceit; 6 Accuracy: A Sense of Reality; 7 What Was Wrong with Minos?; 8 From Sincerity to Authenticity; 9 Truthfulness, Liberalism, and Critique; 10 Making Sense; Endnote. The Vocabulary of Truth: An Example; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index. 
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