On Truth
Demonstrates that a belief in a basic notion of Truth is essential not just to our everyday involvement with the physical world, but also to the concepts of identity, confidence, trust, conviction, society, and communication that endow our lives with meaning.
Demonstrates that a belief in a basic notion of Truth is essential not just to our everyday involvement with the physical world, but also to the concepts of identity, confidence, trust, conviction, society, and communication that endow our lives with meaning.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781845951245 (1845951247)
Publish date: September 6th 2007
Publisher: Pimlico
Edition language: English
Not as funny as The Reasons of Love and On Bullshit
Frankfurt's basic point seems to be that pragmatically speaking, we need there to be such a thing as truth. Not the one great truth, just simple truth i.e., the ground is wet or the towel is dry. We need there to be such a thing as truth (as opposed to all things being relative) in order to make i...
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